Justin Michaels
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Standing in downtown Truckee at 5,817 feet and this is where the Sierra snowfall story really comes into focus. This storm is measured in feet, not inches: Higher elevations of the High Sierra: 6+ feet Donner Pass (7,056 ft): 5 to 6 feet Soda Springs (6,752 ft): 4 to 5 feet Truckee: 2 to 4 feet That’s just over a 1,200-foot climb up I-80, and it nearly doubles the snow totals from town to the summit. For perspective, Truckee averages about 17 feet in an entire winter. Storm cycles like this can deliver a big part of that in just a few days, and this is exactly how the Sierra builds its snowpack. Travel over Donner Pass will take the hardest hit, with chain restrictions likely for all vehicles along I 80, a highway that may be shut down completely at times. In town, it’s continuous plowing and rapidly changing conditions. 📍Truckee, California #Truckee #LakeTahoe #DonnerPass #SierraSnow #CAwx
Justin Michaels186,542 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
Avalanche mitigation near Castle Peak. A helicopter is using a suspended firefighting-style water bucket as a mechanical trigger, knocking down unstable cornices to intentionally release snow under controlled conditions. Cornices are one of the most common natural avalanche triggers. If they collapse without warning, they can send large slabs down the slope. Bringing them down on purpose allows crews to control the timing, stabilize the terrain, and create a safer path for recovery teams. No explosives, just highly precise long-line flying in a very small safety window. This work is about reducing risk on the mountain so search and recovery teams can reach the women who were lost and bring them home. 📍 Soda Springs, California 🎥 Video courtesy: Nevada County Sheriff’s Office #CastlePeak #AvalancheMitigation #NevadaCountySheriff #SearchAndRescue #HighSierra
Justin Michaels88,748 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
On the front line of the #CowCreekFire. Active #wildfire flames near Bronson, Florida. This is an active wildfire burning out of control in spots, with more than 1,400 acres already gone and containment still low. Crews with the Florida Forest Service are hitting it from the ground and the air, but conditions are stacked against them. Low humidity, extreme drought, and no rain in the forecast. Homes are threatened. And this fire still has room to run. We’re embedded with wild land firefighters with the Florida Forest Service on the frontline. You can see just how fast this is moving and what crews are up against. If you’re anywhere near this fire, stay ready and evacuate when asked to do so. The Weather Channel Is live in Florida 🔥
Justin Michaels38,885 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Florida beaches are dangerous into peak spring break. In 7 days (ending April 4): • 509 water rescues in Miami-Dade • 330 tied to rip currents • 70 rescues at Fort Lauderdale Beach • 2 deaths on Florida beaches The National Weather Service warns high rip current risk with 9–12 ft waves along parts of the Florida east coast. 🎥 In this video: how to survive a rip current Don’t fight it. Swim parallel to shore until you break free of the rip current, then swim back to shore. We’re live in Daytona Beach on The Weather Channel tracking dangerous beach conditions. This is a serious, daily hazard all week.
Justin Michaels50,712 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Truckee, California travel is still extremely dangerous. White-knuckle driving through town as another round of snow moves in. Roads remain snow-packed and slick, visibility drops fast in heavier bursts, and closures are still in place across the High Sierra including long stretches of I-80. This is not a quick cleanup. Crews are battling continuous snowfall, and conditions can change in minutes. If you don’t have to be on the road, don’t be. More live updates ahead on The Weather Channel ❄️ #Truckee #SierraNevada #I80 #Snow #CAwx
Justin Michaels76,000 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
🚫 I-80 is CLOSED in both directions for 70 miles over Donner Summit. Heavy snow is falling at 3–5” per hour, at times true whiteout conditions and travel near the crest is impossible. ⚠️ CHP also reminding drivers: it is illegal to drive with snow left on the roof of your vehicle, it can turn into a dangerous sheet of ice for the car behind you. 💧 This storm is doing critical work for California’s summer water supply. A deep High Sierra snowpack matters, and today is the biggest producer of the week, with more snow through the weekend and another active pattern next week. Elevation is everything, and everyone is getting feet. 📍Truckee (5,800’) → 1–2 FEET 📍Soda Springs (6,700’) → 2–3 FEET 📍Donner Summit (7,000’+) → 3+ FEET From Donner Pass Road in the heart of Truckee, where the snow just keeps piling up live on The Weather Channel ❄️ #CAwx #SierraSnow #DonnerPass #Truckee #I80
Justin Michaels75,474 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
We’re going LIVE from outside our hotel tonight because getting any farther into Truckee just isn’t safe. 🚫 I-80 is closed over Donner Summit ❄️ Feet of snow falling in Truckee today 🏔️ 3+ FEET at the summit The lobby here is filling up with drivers who were forced to get off the highway, chain controls, whiteouts, and impassable conditions brought travel to a stop. This is what a major Sierra storm looks like in real time: not just snow piling up… but people changing plans, searching for rooms, and waiting it out. And while it’s creating serious travel problems tonight, this is the snowpack California depends on for the months ahead. 📍Truckee, California We’ll be live on The Weather Channel ❄️ #CAwx #Truckee #DonnerPass #I80 #SierraSnow
Justin Michaels59,274 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
🌊🏚️ In Buxton, NC, the ocean keeps claiming more homes. The latest—Evan’s Cottage—was rented just a month ago. Now? Condemned, empty, and teetering on the edge of collapse into the Atlantic. Neighbors believe it’s the next to go, a stark reminder of how quickly the shoreline is disappearing. 📍 Cape Hatteras is no stranger to erosion, but seeing once-lively homes like this become uninhabitable overnight drives home the urgency. The Weather Channel is live. #OuterBanks #NC #CoastalErosion
Justin Michaels112,879 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce
WATCH 👀 Tygart Mountain Sports is in Ludlow, VT, and one of their security cameras captured the flash flooding that filled this town Monday. This video is in real time, highlighting how dangerous flash floods truly can be. The Weather Channel continues live coverage in Vermont.
Justin Michaels364,122 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce
Boston Logan is ground zero today. A High Wind Warning is in effect from 8 AM to 3 PM ET, with a Storm Warning on Boston Harbor from 10 AM to 3 PM — and the impacts are stacking up fast. ✈️ Long lines ⏱️ Heavy delays ❌ Cancellations mounting nationwide Right now, Boston Logan ranks #1 in the country for delays and cancellations as strong winds disrupt ground operations, arrivals, departures, and ferry traffic on the harbor. If you’re traveling today: check your flight early, expect delays, and give yourself extra time. This is a weather-driven disruption, and it’s not a quick fix. More details in the video and live on The Weather Channel #BostonLogan #FlightDelays #HighWindWarning #StormWarning
Justin Michaels73,820 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce
Come for a walk with me… Downtown #Truckee this morning under blue sky, bright sun, and more than 4 feet of snow since Sunday. Sidewalks carved into snow canyons, roads running like cattle chutes, and somehow… everything moving again. In most places, this much snow would shut life down. Here, it’s a snowblower symphony at sunrise and back to business by mid-morning. That mountain-town rhythm of dig out, help your neighbor, keep going. As this community gathers for Sunday night’s vigil to remember those lost in the avalanche, you can feel both the weight of the week and the resilience that defines this place. Winter at full strength. Truckee at its best. The Weather Channel is live ❄️
Justin Michaels41,811 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
Donner Lake this afternoon after a major High Sierra storm. This is the largest snowfall here since February 2023, and the totals are being measured in feet not just inches. Snowpack has built up quickly along Donner Pass Road, with significant impacts to travel and day-to-day movement around the lake. For perspective: storms of this magnitude don’t happen every year. This one now becomes one of the benchmark snow events for the Donner Pass area. The Weather Channel is in the High Sierra ❄️ #DonnerPass #DonnerLake #SierraSnow
Justin Michaels37,708 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
A view of #Boston most people never get to see ❄️ Shot from the rooftop of a 205 year old home on Acorn Street as #snow falls across Beacon Hill. Quiet, stunning, and a reminder of how quickly conditions are changing. The Weather Channel has continuing updates on Winter Storm #Fern’s impact and on The Weather Channel. Stay safe out there.
Justin Michaels42,573 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
🚨 24 dead, 25 girls missing after catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. The Guadalupe River rose nearly 30 ft in 45 min, washing away cabins at Camp Mystic. 💔 237 rescued so far. 🚁 Search & rescue still underway. ⚠️ More rain expected. 📲 The Weather Channel live with updates. #TXwx #TexasFlood #CampMystic
Justin Michaels88,133 görüntüleme • 11 ay önce
Snow falling on Acorn Street in Beacon Hill tonight, one of Boston’s most iconic streets, now right in the middle of Winter Storm #Fern. This storm is still on track to bring 18–24 inches of snow to parts of the city and surrounding communities. The cold air means lighter, fluffy snow, but that also means it accumulates fast and visibility drops quickly when the heavier bands move through. Plows are out in force across the city, salt trucks are working nonstop, and conditions will continue to change quickly as the heaviest #snow moves in late afternoon into early evening. Brief periods of 2–3 inches per hour remain possible. It’s beautiful out here, no question. But the impacts are real. Plan ahead. Take it slow. Stay safe. We’re tracking it all on The Weather Channel with continuous updates. Follow The Weather Channel for the latest.
Justin Michaels40,778 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
🚨 Crown Point, Indiana Tornado sirens are sounding as powerful storms track just to our south. Thunder and constant lightning overhead right now as this dangerous system moves through northwest Indiana. Radar is indicating a storm capable of producing a large tornado, large hail, and smaller vortices embedded within the circulation. Conditions remain extremely volatile across the region tonight. Once it’s safe to do so, we’ll head south on I-65 to move into communities that may be impacted and assess damage. Stay alert: • Keep Wireless Emergency Alerts turned ON • Make sure your phone is charged • Know exactly where your safe place is if warnings are issued I’ll have updates from the field as this unfolds. More coverage ahead on The Weather Channel . 🌪️⚡
Justin Michaels25,619 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
Lake Village, Indiana: Lake Township is struggling to move tonight after what is believed to be a tornado tore through the community. Roads are blocked by downed trees, power lines, and snapped utility poles, making travel extremely difficult. First responders from multiple agencies are working together to clear paths so rescue crews can reach people who may need help. Damage assessments are still underway, and officials have not yet released confirmed numbers of injuries or fatalities. With another line of storms approaching, residents are gathering at the Lake Township Community Center and Fire Department for safety. We’re here as well, documenting the damage and the next round of severe weather. Live coverage continues throughout the night on The Weather Channel. Stay alert and have a safe place ready.
Justin Michaels25,234 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
Our team has moved north to Erwin, TN, where the Nolichucky River flooded, taking out everything in its path, including I-26. Go for a walk with me to see some of the damage in this part of the country after #Helene. The Weather Channel is live storytelling after the storm.
Justin Michaels120,348 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce