Heavy Snow — Northern Nye, Nevada

1998-02-23 to 1998-02-24 · Northern Nye, Nevada

Wider weather episode

The final El Nino enhanced storm for February hit south central and extreme southern Nevada hard. Much of northern Nye county above 6,000 feet saw a foot or more of snow in 18 hours. Manhattan (7,100 feet), 50 miles north of Tonopah, reported 14 inches of new snow. The Spring Mountains of extreme southern Nevada were blanketed with heavy snow. Mt. Charleston received 20 inches of new snow and the Lee Canyon ski area picked up around 30 inches. In Lincoln County, the 24 hour snowfall at the 6,000 foot level, near Pioche, was 20 inches. Many power poles were downed and several tractor-trailers were jack-knifed on the summit of Highway 93 between Panaca and Pioche.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5634880. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.