California snowpack nearly 175 of average but state not out of drought yet

After several years of drought, California s snowpack was well above normal on Tuesday, but still, water officials warned that the state is not out of the woods just yet. The good news is that statewide, the snowpack is 174 percent of average for this date and California is expected to see continued rain and snow over the next seven days. Snow surveyors at Phillips Station in El Dorado County recorded 55. 5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 17. 5 inches. Subscribe to KTVU s YouTube channel: KTVU delivers the best indepth reports, interviews and breaking news coverage in the San Francisco Bay Area and California Watch KTVU s newscasts on Download KTVU s news and weather apps for free at Subscribe to KTVU s newsletter at Follow KTVU on Facebook: