Heavy Snow — Surprise Valley, California

2017-02-22 · Surprise Valley, California

Event narrative

Six inches fell at the Cedarville Cooperative Observer station.

Wider weather episode

Slow-moving low pressure moved from the eastern Pacific on the 20th into northern California on the 22nd, bringing heavy snow to the eastern Sierra and northeast California.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 711985. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.