The showers on Sunday are expected to continue for the next several days as a slow-moving storm system affects much of the West Coast.
One-third to a half-inch of rain fell over much of the Bay Area early Sunday, while pea-sized hail was reported across portions of the Peninsula and the North Bay, including San Francisco and Mill Valley, King said. The weather service also recorded 292 lightning strikes during the 12-hour period that ended at 5 a.m. Sunday — most of them concentrated over San Francisco, the Marin Headlands. Many of them struck just off-shore over the Pacific Ocean.
Another round of snow flurries also were reported in the East Bay Hills. A light dusting of snow fell at an elevation of about 1,750 feet, King said. Another 1-2 inches of snow could fall on Bay Area peaks above 2,200 feet in elevation, he added. To the east, at least a foot and a half of snow fell over the northern portion of the Sierra Nevada area late Saturday and early Sunday morning, said Johnnie Powell, a National Weather Service meteorologist. Bear Valley recorded about 16 inches of new snow overnight, while 17 inches of snow fell to the north in Quincy.
The snow continued to snarl traffic in the high country. Interstate 80 remained closed Sunday morning from Applegate to the California-Nevada state line. I-80 remains closed from Applegate to CA/NV Stateline. Snow's still falling. Route still caked with ice. Snowplows working double time, but as you can see moments ago one was barely made a dent in the snow-covered roadway in Kingvale.
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