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The El Niño event might therefore have "lifted the lid" on warming, allowing ocean heat that had been accumulating to escape into the atmosphere.

In the Greater Lake Tahoe Area, there could be heavy snow accumulating between 1 to 3 feet at elevations of 7,000 feet of sea level and above.

He announces the nation has launched a GoFundMe to build the wall, accumulating more than $6,000 as of press time.

The first storm will likely bring accumulating snowfall to just the higher Sierra peaks, according to the weather service office in Reno.

Rainfall amounts are predicted to be higher in the mountains and the hills, potentially accumulating from 1 to 2 inches, said weather service meteorologist Lisa Phillips.