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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Need some Global WARMING.................................
Urgent Telegram to Algore : “Needed Global Warming needed now. Send at earliest chance possible. Burn tires, fire up coal plants and get as many SUVs on the road as possible.”
How’s that global warming doing?
Snow load is very unforgiving. Even more so is water-on-snow. The water weight can’t run off — most of it is absorbed by the snow.
Hopefully not the dreaded Pineapple Express which in 1996-1997 devastated the Sierras melting tons of snow with ravaging rivers bringdown structures all the way down to the San Francisco Bay.
This happened when I used to walk at Menlo Park, CA along by the bay at my noontime lunch break. I was astonished to see boards and debris floating around that obviously came from destroyed structures. All the way from the Sierras. Wow.
They are predicting a monster Pacific storm with a lot of rain at the lower elevations. Rain is falling up and down the N. Coast and into areas up to 30~40 miles inland. Most of our reservoirs have been overflowing their spillways for a month+!
In the higher elevation levels, they are warning about a huge dumping of snow and to have 2 weeks of food on hand.
I live at 4000 feet elevation in the Sierras. Our deck and roof are loaded with snow and we are expecting eight inches of rain. We can’t shovel it and can’t find anyone else to do it. Scary!
Newsome doesn’t care, he’s on vacation
Shovel off the stinking roof!!!!!!!
We had to do it a few times every winter in NYS because of lake effect. That’s a lot or weight and they are asking for trouble by not addressing it.
Pray! And I also pray for your safety and wisdom in knowing what to do.
#10 not right now. He has “covid”... again and cannot again be available to do his job. Must be the Mexican covid....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Return from Travel
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/03/08/california-gov-gavin-newsom-tests-positive-coronavirus-return-travel/
He will isolate for the next five days. His statewide tour is still on for next week, his office confirms...
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As Breitbart News reported, Newsom returned to California this week after an unexplained trip to Baja, California, despite the state of emergency due to the winter storm that saw unprecedented rain in some areas and snow up in Southern California’s mountain communities:
What the heck is all that white stuff?
At first I thought it was snow, but then I remembered that “Climate scientists” decreed there would be no more snow after the year 2000.
“In 2000, climate scientist David Viner with the University of East Anglia told reporters, “Children just aren’t going to know what snow is.” Viner argued global warming would make snowfall “a very rare and exciting event”.”
ah, ok- thought he was still vacationing-
Can you place props inside the house and under the deck? My parents used to have a cabin near Mt. Hood in Oregon, and we put a 4X4 support in the middle of the main room every winter. But then we’d also clear the roof after each major snowfall.
Much of my roof in SE Idaho has a very steep pitch. Local building codes require a roof that can support 65 lbs per square foot to accommodate snow load. The part of my roof that doesn't have a very steep pitch is 32 feet above ground level. Getting up there to shove snow off is dangerous in warm, dry weather. Attempting it with deep snow and ice is begging for a trip to the hospital.
By comparison, my parents home in Chula Vista had pretty easy roof access. I could climb up on the 6 ft high gate in the side yard and step up onto the roof. I spent many hours up there painting the trim at the roof line at age 10.
Stay safe and alert.
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