Not long ago a massive blaze in a forest in California has burnt down houses and communities, but the untold damage extended to the habitat of our furry friends as well. A pet owner had lost her cat during evacuation, and later returned to his ruined home in the hope of finding it.
Laura Ringenberger’s home was brutally destroyed in the relentless fire, and her cat Kitty Star had wandered off and gone missing when she was fleeing for her life. She kept looking for and calling her cat with no success, and had no choice but to run for shelter, despite her fears that she might not be able to see it ever again. After the fire was put out, Laura went back to her now unrecognizable house hoping to be re-united with her cat, or at the very least find her corpse if she had died.
Laura cried Kitty’s name out loud, but her cat was nowhere in sight for 20 minutes. Just when she thought all hope was lost, and barely able to hold back floods of tears, she heard a distinct and familiar meow. She looked behind her and saw Kitty emerging from the rubble, looking like it was not injured. Laura and her daughter were overwhelmed with emotions, and they hugged Kitty Star in excitement and joy, and brought it back to reunite with its family.
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada.
The wet weather system had mostly moved out of the state by Sunday morning, but officials warned that roads would remain slick after around two feet (60 centimeters) of snow fell in some areas of the Sierra.
“Did anyone have the snowiest day of the 2023/2024 season being in May on their winter bingo card?” the University of California, Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab asked on the social platform X.
The 26.4 inches (67 centimeters) of snowfall on Sunday beat the second snowiest day of the season — March 3rd — by 2.6 inches (6.6 centimeters), according to the lab.
Treacherous driving conditions on Saturday forced the closure of several highways near Lake Tahoe, including Interstate 80 over the Donner Summit.
Flood advisories were issued for parts of the Bay Area, where up to an inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain fell while temperatures dipped into the low 40s (around 5 degrees Celsius), the National Weather Service said. Wind gusts reaching 40 mph (64 kph) were reported Saturday near San Francisco.
The storm brought light rain and gusty winds to Southern California.
Drier and warmer conditions were expected throughout the week.
In this photo provided by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, a snowboarder rides in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Sunday, May 5, 2024. A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada. (Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain Ski Area via AP)
In this photo provided by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, snow falls in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Saturday, May 4, 2024. A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada. (Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain Ski Area via AP)
In this photo provided by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, snow falls in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Saturday, May 4, 2024. A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada. (Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain Ski Area via AP)
In this photo provided by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, snow falls in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Saturday, May 4, 2024. A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada. (Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain Ski Area via AP)
