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Weather & Climate

J.J. Morgan clears snow near the historic Truckee Hotel in downtown Truckee, Calif., on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

More mountain snow expected even as powerful blizzard moves out of Northern California

J.J. Morgan clears snow near the historic Truckee Hotel in downtown Truckee, Calif., on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

March 4, 2024, 9:17am Nation & World

A powerful blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had mostly moved through the Sierra Nevada by early Monday but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way for Northern California mountains. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Cold weather pattern likely to last into next week

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

March 2, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

“Spring has sprung, the grass has ‘ris, I wonder where the birdies is?” That is my welcome I say every year on the first day of the meteorological spring, which arrived on March 1. But I have to tell you, it certainly didn’t feel like spring Friday, not even close.… Read story

Aud the Dinosaur still stands after the Smokehouse Creek fire, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Canadian, Texas.

Texas battles historic wildfires as snow covers scorched land in the Panhandle

Aud the Dinosaur still stands after the Smokehouse Creek fire, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Canadian, Texas.

March 1, 2024, 8:42am Nation & World

A dusting of snow covered a desolate landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle and burned out homes in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, giving firefighters brief relief in their desperate efforts to corral a blaze that has grown into the largest in state history. Read story

A long line of trucks are parked off the west bound I-80 as drivers put chains on the truck wheels in preparation for the snow storm over the Sierra Nevada on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Parts of the Sierra Nevada likely to get 10 feet of snow from powerful storm by weekend

A long line of trucks are parked off the west bound I-80 as drivers put chains on the truck wheels in preparation for the snow storm over the Sierra Nevada on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Lake Tahoe, Calif.

March 1, 2024, 8:25am Nation & World

The most powerful Pacific storm of the season is forecast to bring up to 10 feet (3 meters) of snow into the Sierra Nevada by the weekend, forcing residents to take shelter and prompting Yosemite National Park and at least one Lake Tahoe ski resort to close. Read story

Charred tree trunks smolder after the Smokehouse Creek Fire burned through the area Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Canadian, Texas.

Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures

Charred tree trunks smolder after the Smokehouse Creek Fire burned through the area Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Canadian, Texas.

February 29, 2024, 12:30pm Nation & World

Wildfires have destroyed as many as 500 structures in the Texas Panhandle, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday, describing how the largest blaze in state history destroyed everything in its path, leaving ashes in its wake. Read story

In this photo provided by Mammoth Lakes Tourism, snowboarders walk in the snow on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Mammoth Lakes, Calif.

Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in the Sierra could make travel ‘dangerous to impossible’

In this photo provided by Mammoth Lakes Tourism, snowboarders walk in the snow on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Mammoth Lakes, Calif.

February 29, 2024, 8:50am Nation & World

A Pacific storm packing powerful winds and heavy snow is shaping up to be the strongest of the season, forecasters say, as it pushes toward California with potential blizzard conditions in the Sierra and up to 10 feet (3 meters) of snow in the mountains around Lake Tahoe by the… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Front bringing in cold air will last through weekend

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 29, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

The warm front Wednesday that produced afternoon temperatures in the 50s was a bit lackluster in the rain department. However, the vigorous cold front was right on its heels and producing heavy rain at the coast and was expected to move over Clark County Wednesday night and into early today. Read story

This image taken from Greenville Fire-Rescue&rsquo;s facebook page on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 shows fires in the Texas Panhandle. A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames.

Wildfire grows into 2nd-largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns

This image taken from Greenville Fire-Rescue&rsquo;s facebook page on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 shows fires in the Texas Panhandle. A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames.

February 28, 2024, 12:10pm Nation & World

A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames blackened the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches. Read story

Tornadoes in February? In the Great Lakes? Storms leave a trail of destruction

February 28, 2024, 7:52am Nation & World

Severe thunderstorms with large hail and several possible rare winter tornadoes toppled trees, cut power and damaged homes in the Chicago area and other parts of the Great Lakes into Wednesday morning. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Cool temperatures, rain to continue into next week

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 27, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Rain, snow, sleet and hail, we had a bit of everything falling from the heavens on Monday, including a few precious sunbeams. The cold front that brought steady rain late Sunday ushered in colder air aloft with many of the scattered showers containing many frozen types of precipitation, depending on… Read story