Winter Storm, Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County
- When
- December 1, 12:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County forecast zone
Winter Storm in California, December 1, 1996
A Pacific storm left accumulations on average of six inches in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada. The accumulation and slippery conditions created enough accidents to temporarily close US Highway 50 through the mountain chain.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.
A Pacific storm left accumulations on average of six inches in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada. The accumulation and slippery conditions created enough accidents to temporarily close US Highway 50 through the mountain chain.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- December 1, 12:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Utah, December 1 to 2, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, December 1, 1996
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in New York, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- High Wind in New York, December 1, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5578484, 5578485.