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Heavy Snow in West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

Heavy Snow March 30, 2025 – March 31, 2025 · West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

CalTrans reported 8-38 inches of snow from 5000 to 7000 feet along Interstate 80 with ski resorts reporting 20-44 inches of snow from 6000 to 8500 feet from March 30 to morning of April 2nd. NOHRSC estimates 6 to 30 inches across the Northern Sierra across March 30-March 31st with up to 36 inches from March 30 to April 2nd.

The wider storm

A late March storm brought rain, heavy mountain snow, thunderstorms, and gusty southerly winds that carried over into April 1st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1246496. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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