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Heavy Snow in Sierra Nevada of Sierra-nevada-placer Counties Above 5000 Ft Including Interstate 80, California

Heavy Snow April 21, 2026 – April 22, 2026 · Sierra Nevada of Sierra-nevada-placer Counties Above 5000 Ft Including Interstate 80, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

Caltrans District 3 measured 6 inches of snow at Kingvale, Castle Peak and Blue Canyon. UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab measured 11.8 inches of heavy snow. The National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center estimates 4 to 18 inches of heavy snow.

The wider storm

Another Spring storm brought mountain snow, rain and thunderstorms to the area from April 20th through April 22nd. There were numerous reports of roadway flooding due to heavy rain and thunderstorms. There was also a report of a rock slide on State Route 16 from the heavy rain with rocks all over the road. Moderate mountain snow brought periods of chain controls over the mountain highways.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1331077. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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