Winter Weather — Eastern Mojave Desert, California

2019-02-06 · Eastern Mojave Desert, California

Event narrative

Snow on Mountain Pass caused numerous vehicles to slide, resulting in I-15 being closed in both directions.

Wider weather episode

Multiple cold storm systems tapped into abundant moisture, bringing very heavy snow to the southern Sierra and lesser snow amounts to the Mountain Pass area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 805401. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.