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• Controlled Avalanche Hits Alpine Meadows Resident’s Home

  10-01-2017 23:41
  
  ALPINE MEADOWS (CBS13) – One Alpine Meadows resident found his house slammed by a controlled avalanche on Tuesday.
  Siig Steven’s home is in an avalanche-prone area. Late Tuesday morning, as blizzard conditions rolled through the Sierra, Steven posted a photo of what hit his front door.“Yep… nailed!” Steven wrote in the caption.
  Crews have been performing controlled avalanches due to the storm upping the danger. Steven says he was warned it was coming and moved his
  
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• Crews Rescue Cat Trapped By Rising Waters At Discovery Park

  10-01-2017 20:54
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Crews rescued a cat that got trapped by rising waters late Tuesday morning.
  The scene is at Discovery Park, near Interstate 5.
  A Sacramento Fire boat crew and an animal control officer from the Front Street Animal Shelter went into the water to save the cat.Cat update!!! #cbs13 #castorm #caflood #Sacramento pic.twitter.com/dMviP3p8nD
  — Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) January 10, 2017Cat rescue underway! #DiscovryPark #cbs13 #castorm #Cawx pic.twitter.com/O8ICeL
  
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• Cat Trapped By Rising Waters At Discovery Park

  10-01-2017 20:25
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Crews are working to rescue a cat that got trapped by rising waters.
  The scene is at Discovery Park, near Interstate 5.
  Sacramento Fire says a fire boat crew and an animal control officer from the Front Street Animal Shelter are working to try and save the cat.Cat trapped by rising water, Discovery Park near I-5. @frontstreetlife officer onscene now, fire boat and crew enroute to assist with rescue pic.twitter.com/nIx96XWVRD
  — Sacramento Fire (@SacFirePIO) Januar
  
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• City: South Lake Tahoe Experiencing Tier 4 Storm, Stay Home

  10-01-2017 19:55
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) – Officials are warning residents that South Lake Tahoe is currently experiencing a Tier 4 storm for the city, the highest level storm.
  Crews are out in force trying to remove snow from major roadways, including Pioneer Trail, Al Tahoe Boulevard, Tahoe Keys Boulevard, Venice Drive, Sierra Boulevard and Ski Run Boulevard.Kudos to the City Snow Removal team who are working 12 hour shifts throughout the continuous storms. #stayhomestaysafe pic.twitter.com/hFRjaaO
  
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• Cosumnes River Near Wilton Predicted To Flood Overnight, Residents Urged To Evacuate

  10-01-2017 18:51
  
  WILTON (CBS13) – Authorities are alerting residents near Wilton to consider evacuating now due to rising flood waters.
  The National Weather Service is forecasting that the Cosumnes River will rise high enough to overtop its south bank overnight into Wednesday.
  According to their predictions, NWS says the Cosumnes River may crest about 2 feet above flood stage.Damaging flooding forecast @ Wilton overnite. River will rise high enough to overtop along its south bank. Consider evacuating now!
  
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• Blizzard Conditions Have I-80 Closed In Sierra

  10-01-2017 17:30
  
  COLFAX (CBS13) – The latest on travel conditions up in the Sierra as another storm rolls through Tuesday:
  8:30 a.m.
  Traffic has been released on Highway 50 after crews completed avalanche control work, Caltrans says. Chain controls remain in effect.
  Interstate 80 remains closed due to blizzard conditions. Officials are warning people to avoid traveling in the Sierra if at all possible due to life-threatening conditions.#CAstorm: I-80 Sierra remains closed due to blizzard conditions. Caltra
  
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• Blizzard Warning In Effect For Parts Of Sierra

  10-01-2017 16:13
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) – A Blizzard Warning is in effect for parts of the Sierra Nevada as another storm rolls through on Tuesday.
  The National Weather Service says the warning is in effect until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Between 5-10 feet of new snow is expected, while ridge gusts could be 100 mph.2-3 FEET of new #snow in last 24 hrs in the Sierra & this storm is just getting going! Life-threatening travel conditions today #CAStorm pic.twitter.com/hCJESuGKfB
  — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSac
  
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• Sacramento Weir Opened For First Time In More Than A Decade

  10-01-2017 15:51
  
  YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) – For the first time in more than a decade, the gates to the Sacramento Weir are open.
  Water officials opened the weir at around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.
  It’s all an effort to alleviate pressure on the Sacramento River levees.
  “I think you can see the impacts here. The stages rise, we can have erosion,” said John Ericson with the Department of Water Resources.DWR used a poll to open 7 gates on the Sacramento Weir – the first time that has happened in 1
  
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• I-80 Closed In Sierra Due To Snow; Highway 50 Traffic Being Held

  10-01-2017 15:42
  
  COLFAX (CBS13) – With the Sierra once again being pummeled by significant storm Tuesday, the major thoroughfares through the mountains are seeing closures.
  Due to snow, both directions of Interstate 80 are closed in the Sierra as of 6:30 a.m. Eastbound is closed Colfax, while westbound is closed at Truckee.
  Caltrans does not know when the freeway will be reopened.#TrafficAlert: I-80 roadway closedEB @ COLFAX, WB @ STATELINE due to snow storm , no ETO .
  — Caltrans District 3 (@Ca
  
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• High Winds Will Accompany Second Round Of Storms In Sacramento

  10-01-2017 09:28
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — With a second storm making its way through Northern California, emergency officials remain watchful.
  The National Weather Service has issued a high-wind warning for Tuesday with wind gusts as high as 50 to 60 miles per hour.
  The weekend storm has already left a trail of toppled trees, power outages and damaged roadways.
  “We were concerned with the tree branches hanging over our house,” said Rich Baranowski.
  Rich and his wife Erin just moved into their
  
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• Levee Boils Raising Concerns Along Cosumnes River

  10-01-2017 09:15
  
  WILTON (CBS13) – Officials are keeping a close eye on the Cosumnes River with fears of it flooding homes and farms.
  It’s already caused problems for driver and emergency crews.
  Kayakers and rafters were spotted on the Cosumnes River putting not just their lives at risk, but potentially rescuers.
  “When the floods are up like this you can’t even see where a Barbwire fence could be. There are chemicals in the water that have washed away, so it’s a highly dangerous situ
  
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• Caltrans Scrambles Between Storms As Winter Blast Awaits On Tuesday

  10-01-2017 08:51
  
  KINGVALE (CBS13) — It’s Round 2 of wet weather for Northern California. The atmospheric river usually brings a storm every week or two during the winter months. Experts with the National Weather Service say it’s unusual to see two storms within 72 hours.
  “Busy,” said a snow plow operator describing his night.
  Its a constant fight in the sierra.
  “It gets too deep to push,” he continued.
  People are pushing snow as inches will turn to feet this week.
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• Truckee Cleans Up After Flooding And Mudslides Spread Damage

  10-01-2017 07:31
  
  TRUCKEE (CBS 13) – After a weekend of rain, flooding and mudslides people in Truckee started the cleanup process on Monday.
  “I gotta get it out and just prepare for some more snow coming later this week,” said Jens Scheyder, while shoveling snow out of his driveway.
  Cars rolled slowly on slushy ground while neighbors like Fernando Santos surveyed the damage from the storm.
  “I’ve been living here for 8 years and this is the first time I see this,” he said.
  
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• Fans Mourn Pioneer Cabin Tree After It Falls During Storm

  10-01-2017 00:57
  
  ARNOLD, Calif. (AP) – Fans are mourning a giant sequoia in California that’s famous for a “drive-thru” hole carved into its trunk after a massive storm toppled the mighty tree.
  The tree shattered when it went down Sunday, Calaveras Big Trees State Park volunteer Jim Allday said.
  “It was majestic,” he said. “Now it’s basically a pile of rubble.”
  A tunnel was carved into the tree’s trunk in the 1880s to allow tourists to pass through, tho
  
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