Winter Storm Buries Tahoe Under Nearly 6 Feet Of Snow; Extreme Avalanche Warning Issued

CBS San Francisco

January 28, 2021

TRUCKEE (CBS SF) — A potent winter storm continued to dump several feet of snow and blast the Lake Tahoe area with gale force winds Thursday, triggering an extreme avalanche warning.

The U.S. Forest Service Sierra Avalanche Center upgraded the avalanche warning Thursday morning as the rapid snow accumulation was causing dangerous instability in the snowpack.

“Intense snowfall continues in the Sierra today and tonight,” the National Weather Service said. “This heavy snow along with strong blowing winds will create periods with near zero visibility. ”

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