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Heavy Snow in West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

Heavy Snow March 22, 2024 – March 24, 2024 · West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

Caltrans reported storm total snow amounts of around 1 to 2 feet, with 18 inches at Kingvale, 11 inches at Camp Connell, 16 inches at Cabbage Patch, and 23 inches at Highway 207 Summit over 48 hours. Ski resorts reported storm total snow amounts of 12 to 30 inches over the same timeframe. UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab reported snow amounts of 20.3 inches.

The wider storm

A winter storm brought moderate to heavy mountain snow, thunderstorms, rain and gusty winds from March 22nd through March 24th. A brief funnel cloud was observed in Solano County. Periods of chain controls were observed in the mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1166338. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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