Posted on 03/09/2023 7:21:58 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Officials throughout the Sierra Nevada warned North and South Lake Tahoe residents to prepare for potential roof collapses and flooding ahead of the storm forecast to hit the Tahoe region midday Thursday.
"Snow accumulations can fall and harm/kill you, depending on their size," warned the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District via Facebook on Tuesday evening. "Be aware that a roof may collapse with little or no warning," it added.
The next storm is expected to hit the Lake Tahoe area Thursday afternoon, bringing warmer and wetter conditions than past storms. Areas below 6,000-7,000 feet — including Truckee and most of the towns in the Tahoe Basin — are likely to see between 5 and 8 inches of rain. Higher-elevation areas will see most of that precipitation as snow, potentially totaling another 4 to 7 feet.
With some areas of the Sierra Nevada receiving more than 15 feet of snow since late February, the record-setting snowfall has already led to a death in Placer County and a warehouse collapse in South Lake Tahoe. Officials are concerned that the weight of the existing snow, combined with the heavy and wet snow expected in the current storm, could cause interior drywall to crack, structural beams to buckle or sag, and, eventually, roofs to collapse.
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My in laws are shoveling their roof once a day up there.
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Housing is the problem.
I stayed at a lodge out of town that I had to pay for out of pocket, and at the former rate of $28 an hour, for 8 hours a day, the room rate discounted down to $80 and some change, plus meal costs and fuel costs, made the endeavor mighty slim.
I did it for 10 days, mostly to help a friend and past employer.
At $40 an hour, one could cover costs and end up with a decent wad.
The driveway is cleared so it is receiving attention.
Well, I was basically kidding anyway. Even if I were a lot younger and in better shape, I doubt I’d go for a job like that, because I don’t much like snow. That’s one of the reasons I live in southern Arizona.
Yeah, I am right there with you.
I’m in shorts and a t-shirt sitting in my truck next to a roadside historical marker on a dead end road, 5 miles west of Superior.
There’s a cell service hot spot here...
Car camping and tent camping with some hiking and backpacking for good measure.
You don’t have to shovel sunshine!
Woot! Woot!
Picketpost Mtn. Trailhead.
AZ
Sounds great! This is the time to do it.
🤜🤛🤙👍
I don’t know gang signals. ;-)
👌🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊👌
A baker’s dozen bracketed by white power symbols! LOL!
Back in the day, it only meant okie dokie.
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