Heavy Snow in Surprise Valley, California

Heavy Snow April 5, 2012 · Surprise Valley, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

A spotter 3 miles north of Cedarville reported a foot of snow, with as much as 2 feet of snow reported in Lake City.

The wider storm

A narrow band (several miles wide) of heavy snow associated with a very cold upper low brought 1-2 feet of snow between Lake City and 3 miles north of Cedarville on the morning of the 5th. Cedarville (a few miles south of Lake City) only reported an inch of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 376276. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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