Winter Weather — Surprise Valley, California

2008-02-02 to 2008-02-03 · Surprise Valley, California

Event narrative

A trained weather spotter located 5 miles NNW of Lake City reported a total of 6 inches of snowfall.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm brought up to 3 feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada with a foot or more of snow to portions of western Nevada. Strong winds affected the region before cold front moved through the night of February 2nd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 112494. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.