I lived on Tahoe Island Dr. and grew up here. This is scary because the roofs can’t handle the weight. Our house had an A frame roof to let the snow slide down. Stay safe! 🌧☃️❄️
I live in snow country but to be honest I have never had to deal with those numbers. They more than likely don't have the resources to shovel all those roofs. Most of them were designed to handle heavy snow loads but the snow has just not stopped. On big snow years I have had to take time off from work to deal with snow. They actually need the national guard to step in and start trucking snow out and helping with the roofs. At this point there is no place to throw the snow. The need front end loaders and eighteen wheelers to truck this snow away. I wish them well.
Young people I remember snow like this back in the late 50's and 60's two to three feet over night, snow falling for a week at a time and snow piles that did not melt away until late April, that is what it is like in winter at a Ski Resort.
@@thornil2231 This has happened before in the past. You are just seeing part of a long term cycle repeating itself. The main difference between then and now is the ability to broadcast what is happening minute by minute and the shear volume of images that can be seen and videos watched on the internet. Today you can see what happens all over the world in real time whereas 20 years ago and before you might not hear about things at all and certainly see and hear hour by hour videos reporting what is happening.
@@oldtimefarmboy617 What are you talking about? I am talking about things happening over the past 20 years. People talking about a glacier being near their home that disappeared and retreated 10 miles. And that's documented. This is not some cycle this is warming cause by man and that is being ignored. All the scientific predictions made by scientists in the 80's are coming true. And they are happening faster than anticipated.
This is only the beginning.. there's been a LOT of snowfall this year and we haven't even hit spring let alone summer yet.. but what's shown in this video isn't flooding either.. puddles at best..
Got back from South Lake Tahoe yesterday morning, some of the roads were already flooded. Stay away from the area if you don't live there, until the winter storms are all over.
Sending prayers for those affected by the 40 feet of snow this winter and now heavy rain falling on top of it all. No one is complaining that the drought is over. The problem is that all the rain will create a rapid melt which will run down the mountain and flood low lying areas. Mountain run off can create mudslides and destroy roads. No amount of preparation (other than evacuations) will stop this event. Be prepared.🙏
It takes 5" to 10" of rainfall to melt about 12" of grounded snow. So, the rain you will be getting will account for only about 10% of snow melt and nothing to be alarmed about. It will be the actual rainfall amount that will be the water runoff you experience. Too much drama coming out of the news outlets and misinformed social media is driving all this fear.
Really? prayers? That entire state had gone PAST the point of "grace for that! It's JUDGEMENT TIME. YHVH has had ENOUGH with that abomination state. Enough is enough is ENOUGH. They went PAST their "probation period", JUDGEMENT[T is all they are going to get from here especially about their last PROUD statement issue about Walgreens MURDER pill they refuse to sell Cali want to kick an entire retailer our of the whole state. THAT was an UNPARDONABLE act of suicide for the state. YHVH's spirit is 100% finished DONE with them.
Will the extra huge amount of snow in the mountains this winter have a positive impact on the drought of lake Mead and lake Powell and the entire Colorado river?
As of three days ago, the snowpack feeding the Colorado Rive is still lower than the 2017 snowpack. It will have a positive impact, but it won't fill Lake Mead.
Perhaps those business owners should consider removing that snow from their roofs before it caves in. A shovel is a few useful tool (elbow grease required).
I just don't understand why when things are dry, there isn't some plan of recuting inland waterways. Water displacement, give the water a place to go. From lakes, rivers, creeks, ponds, side ditches, etc already exist, then free them up from debris/obstacles. Imagine all that rich soil that is pulled out, how it could be used in agriculture. Something like what the Netherlands have done for decades.
We are talking about Crazy & Corrupt Cali here, unfortunately my home state:( Always wasting money with one committee or another, while "plans" to catch rainwater for drought seasons have been in the works over 20 years or more~plus, the Environmental groups keep suing to stop a major dam build because of wanting to protect the Smelt population...Beyond foolish!!
They were planning on closing this store site this year anyway. Now they have an early excuse to do so. That store should have never let the snow pile up so much. There has been plenty of clear time In between snow fall to have done the right thing and kept that roof clear. Just like any and all other businesses and properties in this basin should do during heavy winters. Everyone that lives in the mountains should know this. South Tahoe is just fine with all the snow, though we haven't had anything as substantial since the winter of '96-'97 and what followed. There are areas and streets that flood every winter regardless, especially down near 3rd & Helen. Tahoe was amazing in the winters with their fleet of snow removal machines and trucks. It was an awesome sight to see them work in tandem and so efficiently smooth. Intersection roundabouts in the winters DO NOT MX WELL. Dumbest waste of time, money, and brain cells ever to be allowed. There's been quite a few other moronic so called decisions made throughout the years in Tahoe. It's been very disappointing and down right heartbreaking for many many people in this community too many times to count. We'll be fine. We always have been, even without the big supermarkets, roundabouts, and snow machines. They had none of these things back in the days and we're still kicking.
Completely agree..they are in an area that does get snow, but when it got to be more than they have ever seen, they they should dealt with it..whiners!
@@pliktl Does Alaska ever receive 50 plus feet of snow? The thought of clearing a simple intersection does sound easier than a traffic circle. In addition, in my recent winter excursions to the Tahoe area, I learned that local ordinances now restrict how much snow can be simply pushed out of parking lots and such. It has to be trucked away. In the case of Tahoe, and 50 feet of snow, what does "away" mean? The cost for gasoline and diesel is the highest in the nation in California, how far are they expected to haul it?
@Miss WildLife but it's not more than they have ever seen..... This year currently marks the 47th most snowfall in the region. That means that there have been 46 more winters with more snowfall dating back to 1909.
@@pliktl Gee Alexandra, that was quite the rant. No I'm not upset, it certainly appears that you are though. I was simply stating a few inconvenient truths. You seem to have a place in your heart for traffic circles that work in Alaska, and I pointed out the difficulty of removing snow. Your perception that all one needs for snow removal is a big blower, haul trucks, and a mountain side to dump it down is naive, especially in the Tahoe area where every state and local official is concerned for the environment, you can't just throw the snow down a slope. Finally, Alaska, I suppose you live there now, no longer in Gilroy, but my remark was correct, Alaska does not get 50 feet of snow. Most of Alaska receives below 100 inches a year. Records, however, do show Valdez to be the snowiest city, and does receive more than that, with an average snowfall of 300 inches, converted, that is around 25 feet. Valdez is a small town and probably doesn't really need many traffic circles, but if that is where you now live and have time to attend city council meeting and advocate for more traffic circles, then I wish you all the best.
Weatherman can't get a 24-hour forecast even remotely close ... and these "Einsteins" want us to believe their climate models can accurately predict 80 YEARS into the future??!!
I'm super happy about this, I know it's an inconvenience but it'll really help with the drought and it'll be a delight for the animals and insects. Hang in there and when you dig yourself out maybe have a parade, huzzah huzzah huzzah!
@@thornil2231 in the urban environment yes, storm drains... empty it in the Pacific and it's of no useful purpose, but the rural places ground water, reservoirs... it's useful. the tragedy is people lost their lives and lots of property damage and I forgot to account for that in my comment, my mistake. Where I'm at snakes, bees, spiders... have been virtually unseen for the last two years and I want them back in abundance and I'm hoping this tremendous deluge will do it.
@@isaacwhull You missed my point. Yes water and snow is great. But not flooding in early March. They will have to open the spillway at the reservoirs and we are still in a drought.
There are Northern Cities that deal with this kind of snow all the time. They have fields where they take the removed snow and let it melt there, instead of leaving it on roofs to crush and collapse, instead of leaving in piles to melt and flood the city, HAUL The Snow Out of Town, designate a site and put all the snow there.
Give your head a shake. There are no cities that get this much snow.the only reason they truck it away is so they can clear all the roads and parking lots.
The snowiest regions in North America are in the intermountain West , Sierra Nevadas, Rocky Mountains, Cascades, Southeast Alaska, the eastern Great Lakes and upper Midwest don't even come close. Regions not cities, 3rd snowiest city is Flagstaff, Arizona.
@@skoVBA2 Buffalo Airport averages around 95" a year. 36.6" fell November 17-19. 40.3" fell December 23-24. That's a lot of snow, but it's not more than 6 feet twice this winter. And it's not a common occurence either, or the average would be a lot higher than 95".
Don't mind those trails in the sky.. you know those airplanes that don't show up on commercial trackers... It's the Stratospheric Aerosol Injection or Geo engineering
This is normal, if you build a structure in places where it shows heavily and didn't build in the ability to withstand rapidly melting snow or the weight of it and don't have people constantly working or doing it yourself to clear walks and salt paths and snow plow EVERY DAY because wet rain melts snow fast or properly maintain or build in drainage that can handle 15 feet of snow melting and pooling then it's a artificial problem of poor foresight and lack of wisdom on the property owners. Cutting corners and costs even after being warned or seeing how things were done that were already there before you moved in developing the area further is a bad choice unless you are a developer actually building cheap disposable structures to sell to ignorant people because you wanted to make money and don't actually care if it collapses on them during a hash winter. Flooding and structure collapse is a man made problem where people wanted more for less now and didn't understand they need to account for the extremes of what is possible not what is typical.
As a local I disagree, there are only so many people here that are capable of removing the snow. We heavily rely on tourists yearly for income. With so much snow and not a large enough "snow removal" workforce it doesn't work. The culverts are so buried beneath snow and ice it takes a while to clear them and this year theres not enough time before another storm hits. Without the drains the roads become rivers. Multiple structures are "damaged"and very few have collapsed. Buildings from the 60/70's that haven't been renovated are unfortunately due for damage. You can put blame on the owner but the money isn't in south lake like it is in Incline.
Snow dump . . When I lived in Boston during the winter of 100 inches of snow, the city created a snow dump for some of the excess snow. It was all kind of excess. Same thing in Alaska where I have also lived. They create a snow dump for the snow. So it can be removed from neighborhoods.
@@dethray1000 Got it. . . Sorry to hear that. In Boston the piles were high and they just had to figure out where to put the snow or it just would have sat there blocking the roads. The snow piles were taller than the first level of a house.
When all the massive amount of snow melts n travels down the mountains to the valleys/towns below it surely will bring a mega disaster, a catastrophe of epic proportions!!😢😭😱
This is a curse of the indigenous people. Last time I was in Lake Tahoe a few months ago. Everything was over priced. And very little being invested in the infrastructure for what they gouge the tourists for. And then there’s the tourists. To throw their trash everywhere and are pretty vile. Needless to say. Hopefully the store will cleanse something out of that town.
@@SenorJuan2023 No, the term snowflake doesn't suggest any party affiliation. You should take a step back from the propaganda. Both parties are equally useless.
@@northwoodsdad7506 uh, snowflake is a perjorative term used by Republicans against Democrats. I thought that was common knowledge. Then why did you use that term then?
Watch out fir the snow eaters. When I was a kid, that was prime snow tunnel pack. Not that kids do that anymore but watch out, don't want to get eaten by the snow eater.
This atmospheric river is ONLY making news because it's California. In Orgon and WA states, they just call this "just another day in winter". In the Pac NW, this is what a lot of most winters are like
U all shld be protesting ur government to stop spraying ur skies!!! This isnt global warming tbis is called chem-trail results!!! Im so sad for u all. Pray ur all safe
It’s not the sided of someone’s driveway!!! It’s a huge intersection and the plow operator piled the snow near that stop sign. Typical news find the most extreme and worse and focus on that like it’s the norm everywhere:-(
@@xtc996 ist die Zeit da stehengeblieben ? Ich würde ja sagen im Mittelalter, aber das wäre falsch. Hier bauten die Römer schon Kanäle vor 2000 Jahren aber da sprangen in Amerika noch Indianer rum. Fließend Wasser und Strom sind dort noch neu. Sogar in Russland und der Ukraine gehen die Leute in den Garten aufs Kackhaus. Keine Kanalisation. Aus einem Loch im Garten holen die Trinkwasser und in ein anderes Loch 10 Meter weiter kacken die rein. Lecker.
been here since '57--seen it like this many many times--the media is making up all kinds of drama--never had a 4 wh dr til '85,went every where,chained up now and then--the donner party had 30 ft of snow around donner lake--you used to tell what trees they cut down when the snow level was at 13 ft where they made their cabins,ate each other-they made their own snow shoes out of tree branches
Is there a reason they can't fill dump trucks with the large snow drifts and dump it in the lake inside of letting it flood? I've seen large snow plows blow snow into large trucks to keep drifts from building up on roadways.
