Heavy Snow — West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

2024-02-04 to 2024-02-07 · West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

Event narrative

Caltrans reported snow amounts of 13 to 22 inches over 48 hours. Ski resorts reported storm total snow amounts of 22 to 34 inches. The National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center estimated storm total snow amounts of 12 to 48 inches.

Wider weather episode

A major winter storm moved in from the south on February 4th, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, thunderstorms and heavy mountain snow through February 7th. Damaging winds brought down trees and caused widespread power outages. Flooding and strong winds resulted in multiple fatalities. Chain controls were observed in the mountains. Heavy rain brought nuisance flooding on roads and urban areas and rises to rivers, creeks and streams, with generally 1 to 3 inches of storm total rain reported across the Valley and foothills.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1162622. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.