Weather

The holiday spirit is strong in the North Bay despite a strong storm headed their way.

The moratorium applies to people in 98 zip codes across the state - about 800,000 homeowners - who were impacted by seven major wildfires this year

At a Petaluma gathering on Wednesday, fire evacuees reunited with the strangers who saved their animals, which ranged from livestock and fish to even pet birds.

PG&E says as of December, they are just over 70% done clearing 2,544 miles of overhead electric lines.

The nation's largest utility faced fierce resistance at the court hearing from attorneys representing thousands of wildfire victims, PG&E bondholders who have proposed an alternative plan for salvaging the hobbled company and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The flooding in Chualar in Monterey County has closed all lanes of Hwy 101.

Now is the time for residents and property owners near hills to start checking you property above and below.

Light snow fell in the Reno area Wednesday and a winter weather advisory was in effect until 6 p.m. for the central Sierra south of Lake Tahoe where up to 6 inches of snow was possible west of U.S. Highway 395 along the California-Nevada line.

Tahoe area receives more than six feet of snow as the 2019-20 ski season gets under way.

Winter storms cause flight cancellations and delays at airports across the country.