Heavy Snow — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California

2025-03-12 to 2025-03-13 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California

Event narrative

The CO-OP stations in Tahoma, TAAC1, Tahoe City, TAHC1, and Boca Reservoir, BOCC1, each reported multi-day storm totals of 29.7, 18, and 15 inches of snow respectively. The Sierra Snow Lab had a storm total of 27.8 inches.

Wider weather episode

This was the strongest storm of the month bringing significant snow totals to the Sierra, including Sierra communities, along with lighter rain into western Nevada. Snow totals in the High Sierra were over 2 feet in several areas. High winds were the greatest impact for western Nevada. Strong winds accompanied the storm as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1243630. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.