Heavy Snow — Apple and Yucca Valleys, California
2004-11-20 to 2004-11-22 · Apple and Yucca Valleys, California
$25K
Property damage
Wider weather episode
The same winter storm that dropped 2-3 feet of snow in the mountains also slammed the high desert with freezing temperatures and heavy thundersnow. The snow was 14 inches deep in Phelan and 9 to 12 inches deep in Hesperia and Apple Valley. More than a foot of snow fell in the city of Yucca Valley while 18 to 20 inches of snow fell at 3900 Ft at Sky Harbor in south Yucca Valley. Heavy snow crippled Joshua Tree National Park and caught some campers unprepared.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5426163. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.