Heavy Snow — East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range, California

2020-01-16 · East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range, California

Event narrative

CHP reports heavy snow on SR-130 near the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton. Several inches of snow, could end up being 1 foot.

Wider weather episode

A potent cold front swept through the region on January 16th bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, low elevation snow, and thunderstorms. This system brought widespread roadway flooding, downed trees, small hail, and snow as low as 2400 ft in elevation. Numerous flights were delayed or canceled at SFO due to the weather.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 867575. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.