A snowstorm in the mountains of California could be Mother Nature’s last hurrah in a lackluster wet season in which drought has expanded across the parched state.
The late-season storm arrived in Northern California on April 20 and is expected to bring rain across the lower elevations and bury parts of the Sierra Nevada in more than 4 feet of snow. Precipitation will fail to reach the Southwest desert, but the storm will likely make its presence felt there with strong winds threatening to fan ongoing blazes and ignite new ones.
