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The National Weather Service on Friday evening said snow was likely to continue overnight, with the chances of snow showers decreasing on Saturday.
That overnight prediction proved accurate, as late in the evening snow was widely reported around the county – including in Upper Lake, Nice and parts of Lucerne, where sustained snowfall hadn't taken place previously.
On the other side of the county, in Cobb and Kelseyville, snow once again clogged roadways.
Shortly after 7 p.m. the California Highway Patrol reported several vehicles were spun out in the snow on the Glasgow Grade near Lower Lake on Highway 29.
At about the same time on Highway 175 over Cobb, just south of Harrington Flat Road, a big rig pulling a flatbed trailer with two telephone poles on it was stuck in the now, the CHP reported.
On the Glasgow Grade the snow was making the highway passable only for four-wheel drive vehicles or those with chains, according to the report.
While a tow company pulled vehicles out of the snow, Highway 29 between Lower Lake and Kelseyville was closed for several hours, finally reopening shortly before midnight, the report said.
Meanwhile, back on Highway 175 over Cobb near Harrington Flat, the CHP reported that power lines above the roadway were coming down and arcing over vehicles shortly before 1 a.m.
Pacific Gas & Electric – which has had crews out in full force over the last few days in order to repair damaged equipment and restore power to customers – planned to respond to the area before 2 a.m., according to the report.
Regarding other highway conditions, Caltrans reported that Highway 29 over Mount St. Helena was closed once again due to snow.
Highway 175 was closed from the junction of Highway 29 to five miles west of Middletown due to downed trees, Caltrans said.
The CHP reported early Saturday that all of South Highway 175 was under chain requirements.
For the most part, Friday was quieter for local first responders, who reported call volumes were down from the previous day.
Sgt. Tim Hobbs of the Clearlake Police Department said during his daytime shift on Thursday the department took 115 calls for service, of which he said 105 were related to weather, crashes and power lines being down.
“It was definitely busy,” he said.
CHP Officer Joe Wind said Friday, “It's calmed down greatly since yesterday,” noting that Thursday was “crazy,” with a call volume three to four times the normal amount.
He said all available personnel remained on the roads on Friday.
“Yesterday we had the snow, today we had the ice,” said Wind.
One of the positive benefits of the winter storms – Clear Lake's level jumped from 5.80 feet Rumsey – the special measure used to record its depth – to 6.73 feet Rumsey at about midnight Saturday, its highest level for February in five years, according to Lake County Water Resources records.
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