Winter Weather Brings Much-Needed Snow To Mountains

It’s finally looking like ski season in California’s Sierra Nevada as a late winter storm exceeded forecasts by dumping at least 6 feet of snow at the highest elevations.

Caltrans crews worked around the clock to keep open Interstate 80, the main highway between Northern California and Nevada.

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The National Weather Service says the snow will likely end around sunset. Forecasters say the storm stayed around longer and delivered more snow than expected.

Despite the heavy snowfall, California is far behind in amassing the amount needed to sustain water use in the arid state for the rest of the year.

State Department of Water Resources measurements on Thursday showed the water content of the snowpack at 34 percent of normal, the fourth-lowest reading since the 1940s.