A few of our off-duty meteorologists ventured to the Blue Canyon airport weather station today on snowshoes (KBLU, elev 5280'). For reference, our meteorologist in the photo is 5'9" and the fence in the background is roughly 9' to 10'. More snow on the way tomorrow... ☃️ #CAwx

🚨#BREAKING: Multiple Agencies are responding to a Runaway train carrying 180 cars heading 80mph with no one on it

📌#Kelso | #California Currently, numerous law enforcement, Hazmat teams, and other agencies are responding to a Runaway train carrying 180 train cars heading

🚨#UPDATE: A Total of 55 cars have derailed including two locomotives. Minor fuel leak from one locomotive being addressed by HazMat personnel. No current threat to the public or environment.

UPDATE: Northbound Interstate 5 is CLOSED to ALL traffic at Fawndale, 10 miles north of Redding, due to whiteout conditions. Always #KnowBeforeYouGo at QuickMap.dot.ca.gov

The storm that is bringing us rain, wind, and heavy mountain snow today takes on the look of a classic low pressure system with the center spinning off the West Coast! #cawx

Our office Hydrologist visited New Bullards Bar Dam and Reservoir with some of our partners today. #CAwx

It’s #MemorialDay weekend and we hope your plans do not include visiting the river to swim. On Wednesday, we, along with our county partners, held a press conference to reiterate how deadly the river is at this time. Story: tinyurl.com/2wfkjbp9 #PCSO #PlacerCounty #beriverwise

On this Memorial Weekend kickoff Friday, please remember the rivers are especially high, fast, and cold this year - and not safe to be in right now. Have a SAFE Memorial Weekend and #stayoutstayalive

Beautiful rainbow in Pacific Grove this morning. Photo credit Mary Wall NWS Bay Area 🌉

Have you ever wondered what an overflowing weir looks like? Some of our forecasters did, so they went to go check out the Fremont Weir. Water that spills over the Fremont Weir flows into the Yolo Bypass, serving as flood protection for the Sac Metro Area. #Cawx

Heavy rain in Central Lodi. NWS Sacramento

Heavy rain, thunder and lightning in Central Lodi. Gutters full. Bb size hail. NWS Sacramento

Scattered rain showers in Lodi. Rain in June?! We won the rain jackpot! #NWSSacramento

Tip 15: Your bathtub has more uses than just for taking baths! Fill up your bathtub to store extra water during an emergency. #NatlPrep #CAwx

Here is a map of lightning strikes from thunderstorms across the Northern Sacramento Valley and Sierra Mountains last night. We recorded just over 300 Cloud to Ground Lightning Strikes across our area. #CAwx

One of our forecasters captured the Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS this evening! Look over the western horizon if you are in a dark enough area and hopefully you can too! #CAwx

HEADS UP!!!!! Anyone traveling this evening from Santa Barbara down to LA, be prepared for dense fog that will reduce visibility to 1/4 mile or less. Keep plenty of distance between vehicles and use low beams. The dense fog will continue thru tonight. #CAwx

Heads up! Strong, locally damaging, NE/E winds will affect West LA Co. & much of Ventura Co thru Wednesday. Critical fire weather is expected, so PLEASE have multiple ways of getting notifications in case of new fires & prepare ahead of time. #venturacounty #LA #Cawx #Socal

As temperatures warm up this week, keep in mind that area waterways are running very COLD! Wear a life jacket during water activities, never go on the water alone, & keep a close eye on children. #cawx

Everyone operates on auto-pilot once in a while. Caregivers should have a strategy to ensure that no one is ever forgotten in a hot car. Always be Weather-Ready. weather.gov/safety/heat-ch…