Snow in the bay area

fssnivek

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anyone go up to the snow today at mt diablo or lick observatory over in silicon valley?

if you dont wanna read, then click this link for the video of what kinda snow was up on mt diablo

its the 2nd video in the link
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=weather&id=6556259

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It was a day of Sierra-style fun in the Bay Area. Snowboarders had a

blast on Mt. Diablo Monday after a winter storm dumped snow on some of

our mountaintops.



The Bay Area has been desperate for rain. It got that and more with hail in some spots and snow in others.

The National Weather Service has issued a snow advisory which is in

effect until 10:00 p.m. Monday for local elevations above 2,000 feet.

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Snow has been reported in several locations around the Bay Area. A

small dusting of snow was reported on the roads in the Oakland Hills at

about 1,600 feet. It was not enough to stick and stay, but enough to

leave a slushy mess on the road. Light snow, along with some small hail

was also reported in San Francisco's Pacific Heights.

The

storm dropped a blanket of snow on the tallest mountain overlooking

Silicon Valley. The highest peak on Mt. Hamilton is 4,300 feet, which

is also home to the Lick Observatory. Three to four inches of snow have

fallen at the very top of Mt. Hamilton, so the CHP closed the road to

all but the 38 residents who live up there.

"I'm from British

Columbia, so this weather is nothing special to us," said Lick

Observatory astronomer Thomas Lowe. However, it is special to people

from the South Bay who were eager to experience the first snowfall of

the season.

Caltrans crews with snowplows have been busy

trying to keep up with the falling snow. So far, the snowfall which has

been heavy at times, is at least inches a few inches deep.

The Lick Observatory and the road leading up to it will remain closed until the weather clears.

The top of Mt. Diablo was blanked with snow as well, which was a

welcome sight for some adventurous snowboarders and skiers. Park

rangers are trying to accommodate the public who want to see this snowy

Bay Area mountain. If you want to enjoy it, you need to park at the

Park Diablo Valley overlook and then take the Juniper Trail up about a

mile, or you can stick to the road for about a two-mile hike. The road

is an easier hike and not as steep.

 
ya I heard yesterday there were 2 inches of hail in certain parts of the bay area. Today when I got out of school it started to hail in west portal. it was pretty sick.
 
are we talking about West Portal school? in san francisco?

yea hail isn't so rare as snow is, i see hail every year lol

but the snow at mt diablo, it looks so skiiable-in a park sense

it was enough to make me wanna go there...
 
i was thinking about going up there 2moro...if anybody will be up there lol

i even thought about brining my bike so i could bike in not so deep snow just for exp
 
I get to wake up every morning and look at mt. diablo from my doorstep in concord.

this is definitely the most snow thats been up there in about 4 years or so.
 
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