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Heavy Snow in West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

Heavy Snow May 4, 2024 – May 5, 2024 · West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

CoCoRaHS observers reported heavy snow at locations, such as, Truckee posted 15.5 inches, 10.0 inches at Tahoma, and 6.3 at Arnold 0.6 ENE. The National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center estimates 4 to 18 inches fell over the Sierra from May 4th to 5th. CalTrans reported 22 inches at Soda Springs, 18 inches at Yuba Pass, and 16 inches at Kingvale. Palisades Ski Resort reported 26 inches at the summit and 8 inches at the base.

The wider storm

A late season storm brings heavy snow to the Sierra with widespread rain and scattered thunderstorms in the Valley. Periods of heavy snow saw major roadways such as I-80, SR-20, and US-50 close with chain controls also observed. There was a lightning strike fire which destroyed a mobile home in Newcastle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1166414. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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