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Heavy Snow in Apple and Yucca Valleys, California

Heavy Snow November 20, 2004 – November 22, 2004 · Apple and Yucca Valleys, California

$25K

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

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 5426163. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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