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Trfc Collision-No Inj — Mark West Springs Rd / Riebli Rd (Santa Rosa)
Incident #1045 at 7:08 PM — Mark West Springs Rd / Riebli Rd — WB MWS AT RIEBLI — Area: Santa Rosa DETAILS: Incident: 1045 | Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj | Location: Mark West Springs Rd / Riebli Rd | Loc Desc: WB MWS AT RIEBLI | Lat/Lon: 38.507651 -122.719814 | Detail Information: | 7:24 PM #6 [18] REDCOM --SV // NOT INJ AND VEH IS DRIVABLE [Shared] | 7:09 PM #5 [5] [Appended, 19:10:04] [3] 3RD VEH -- SIL 2016 HOND CRV | 7:09 PM #4 [2] BUMPER BLKG WB LN | 7:09 PM #3 [1] WHI SUBA FOR […]
Traffic Hazard — Us101 S / Asti Ofr (Santa Rosa)
Incident #1008 at 6:40 PM — Us101 S / Asti Ofr — SB 101 JSO ASTI — Area: Santa Rosa DETAILS: Incident: 1008 | Type: Traffic Hazard | Location: Us101 S / Asti Ofr | Loc Desc: SB 101 JSO ASTI | Lat/Lon: 38.760337 -122.980077 | Detail Information: | 6:41 PM #1 [2] LARGE CARBOARD OR WOOD BLKG LN 1-2 | Unit Information: | 7:06 PM #5 Unit Enroute | 7:06 PM #4 Unit Assigned | 6:58 PM #3 Unit Cleared | 6:43 PM #2 Unit Enroute | 6:43 PM #1 Unit Assigned

“Warm West/Cool East” dipole to develop over North America in late January; mostly dry/warm conditions lead to record-low Western U.S. snowpack
January 19, 2026 by Daniel Swain
Yes, it’s still record warm out West and the snowpack really is that bad (outside of central/southern Sierra) I’ll keep this part pretty short: it has been an absurdly warm winter thus far across nearly the entire American West, including most of California. One of the only exceptions has been CA’s Central Valley, where episodes […]