Heavy Snow — Surprise Valley, California

2008-12-14 to 2008-12-15 · Surprise Valley, California

Event narrative

Trained weather spotters reported the following snowfall amounts:

5 miles NNW of Cedarville, 6.0 inches of snowfall at an elevation of 4800 feet;

1 mile WNW of Fort Bidwell, 8.0 inches of snowfall at an elevation of 4600 feet.

Wider weather episode

A powerful winter storm brought heavy snowfall to the eastern Sierra and western Nevada.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 144821. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.