Heavy Snow — Surprise Valley, California

2016-12-07 to 2016-12-08 · Surprise Valley, California

Event narrative

A National Weather Service cooperative observer reported 4 inches of snowfall in Cedarville.

Wider weather episode

Trapped cold air in the Surprise Valley combined with subtropical moisture aloft from the Pacific to bring heavy snow from the evening of the 7th into the morning of the 8th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 678356. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.