The Bay Area’s highest peaks saw snow this week, as a winter storm unloaded on Northern California. It’s a rare weather occurrence that evoked a startling morning 50 years ago, when San Francisco residents awoke on Feb. 5, 1976, to find their city covered in snow. Just as shocking: After San Francisco snows in 1951, 1962 and 1976, there hasn’t been a significant snowfall since. Chronicle meteorologist Anthony Edwards and culture critic Peter Hartlaub have talked about this wild weather event a l
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The Bay Area’s highest peaks saw snow this week, as a winter storm unloaded on Northern California. It’s a rare weather occurrence that evoked a startling morning 50 years ago, when San Francisco residents awoke on Feb. 5, 1976, to find their city covered in snow. Just as shocking: After San Francisco snows in 1951, 1962 and 1976, there hasn’t been a significant snowfall since. Chronicle meteorologist Anthony Edwards and culture critic Peter Hartlaub have talked about this wild weather event a l
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On Feb. 5, 1976 - 42 years ago - snow fell in San Francisco. Locals reveled in the rare opportunity to hold a snowball fight in view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle: https://goo.gl/erGAfR Or check out photos from our readers: https://goo.gl/PntPY5 | SFGATE
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On Feb. 5, 1976 - 42 years ago - snow fell in San Francisco. Locals reveled in the rare opportunity to hold a snowball fight in view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle: https://goo.gl/erGAfR Or check out photos from our readers: https://goo.gl/PntPY5 | SFGATE
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VIDEO: Watch San Francisco’s most recent snowstorm in 1976
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More than 16 inches of snow accumulated between Monday evening and Tuesday morning at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, located at 6,894 feet in Soda Springs. See the latest storm updates: https://trib.al/8OY8QGP | San Francisco Chronicle
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More than 16 inches of snow accumulated between Monday evening and Tuesday morning at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, located at 6,894 feet in Soda Springs. See the latest storm updates: https://trib.al/8OY8QGP | San Francisco Chronicle
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Another round of winter weather is hitting Northern California ❄️ A Winter Storm Watch is in effect as scattered showers move through the Bay Area and Central Coast, with a stronger, colder storm arriving tonight. Expect heavy rain overnight, low-elevation snow in the hills, and chilly temperatures through the end of the week. Jessica Burch has the latest forecast and what it means for your plans. #BayAreaWeather #WinterStorm #NorthernCalifornia #StormWatch https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/n
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Another round of winter weather is hitting Northern California ❄️ A Winter Storm Watch is in effect as scattered showers move through the Bay Area and Central Coast, with a stronger, colder storm arriving tonight. Expect heavy rain overnight, low-elevation snow in the hills, and chilly temperatures through the end of the week. Jessica Burch has the latest forecast and what it means for your plans. #BayAreaWeather #WinterStorm #NorthernCalifornia #StormWatch https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/n
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Extreme snowfall rates drop visibility below a tenth of a mile along Highway 89 between Tahoe City and Truckee on Thursday morning. 🎥: Anthony Edwards/S.F. Chronicle | San Francisco Chronicle
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