The Swollen South Yuba
After two weeks of snowfall, Northern California was visited by powerful Winter Storm Nadia, a much warmer system with embedded moisture from the tropics. The result has been, melting snow, rising creeks, and ultimately a raging river. Marg and I took advantage of a break in the action to take a ride out to the South Yuba to check it out. This is what we saw. All of what you see was blanketed by snow just two days ago.
I posted a picture last week from this same location taken during the winter of 2015 after a major rain event. The river is much higher and much muddier after this year's event. The rain is forecast to turn to snow on Friday so perhaps we'll start the entire cycle again. It's been quite a winter so far.
Happy Friday everyone.
Nevada County CA
The Swollen South Yuba
After two weeks of snowfall, Northern California was visited by powerful Winter Storm Nadia, a much warmer system with embedded moisture from the tropics. The result has been, melting snow, rising creeks, and ultimately a raging river. Marg and I took advantage of a break in the action to take a ride out to the South Yuba to check it out. This is what we saw. All of what you see was blanketed by snow just two days ago.
I posted a picture last week from this same location taken during the winter of 2015 after a major rain event. The river is much higher and much muddier after this year's event. The rain is forecast to turn to snow on Friday so perhaps we'll start the entire cycle again. It's been quite a winter so far.
Happy Friday everyone.
Nevada County CA