Heavy Snow — P W Riverside, California

2000-01-01 · P W Riverside, California

Wider weather episode

The first significant snow fall of the winter season stranded hundreds of visitors who had gone to the mountains to celebrate New Years Day. Highway 18 was closed between Rimforest and the Heaps Peak Arboretum. Six inches of snow was observed at the 5000 feet elevation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5127187. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.