Heavy Snow — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Nevada

2024-05-04 to 2024-05-05 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Nevada

Event narrative

A trained spotter (WA-12) located 1.0 mi NNW of Incline Village reported 24 hour snowfall totaling 9.5 inches.

Wider weather episode

Active weather returned on the 4th with a storm system that brought gusty winds along with valley rain and mountain snow. The storm trajectory allowed a quick moving cold front to sweep across the region early morning on the 4th. This front set the region up to see two impactful weather concerns: gusty to strong southwesterly winds along with winter-like precipitation that included accumulated mountain snow and valley rain. Conditions slowly improved on the 5th with a slow warming trend and low precipitation chances following early the next week.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1185107. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.