Winter Storm, Lake T N & X Sw/W Yolo/X Sw Colusa/E Napa/X Nw Solano
- When
- April 7, 4:00 PM PST to April 8, 9:30 PM PST
- Where
- Lake T N & X Sw/W Yolo/X Sw Colusa/E Napa/X Nw Solano forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm in California, April 7 to 8, 1999
Two feet of snow accumulated at the 7000 foot level. Interstate 80 was temporarily closed due to near zero visibilities at Donner Summit.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Two feet of snow accumulated at the 7000 foot level. Interstate 80 was temporarily closed due to near zero visibilities at Donner Summit. Highway 50 was temporarily closed for avalanche patrol.
Event by event
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Ne & Ec Shasta
- When
- April 7, 4:00 PM PST to April 8, 9:30 PM PST
- Where
- Ne & Ec Shasta forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm, Nw & Nc Shasta
- When
- April 7, 4:00 PM PST to April 8, 9:30 PM PST
- Where
- Nw & Nc Shasta forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm, Sw Shasta/W Tehama/W Glenn/X Nw Colusa/N Lake
- When
- April 7, 4:00 PM PST to April 8, 9:30 PM PST
- Where
- Sw Shasta/W Tehama/W Glenn/X Nw Colusa/N Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm, W Sierra T X W/C Nevada/C Placer/C El Dorado/E Amador/Ne Calaveras/C & Ne Tuolumne/Sw Alpine
- When
- April 7, 4:00 PM PST to April 8, 9:30 PM PST
- Where
- W Sierra T X W/C Nevada/C Placer/C El Dorado/E Amador/Ne Calaveras/C & Ne Tuolumne/Sw Alpine forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm, X Se Shasta/X E Tehama/W Plumas T X Sw
- When
- April 7, 4:00 PM PST to April 8, 9:30 PM PST
- Where
- X Se Shasta/X E Tehama/W Plumas T X Sw forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
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
- Strong Wind in Maine, April 7, 1999
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in Arizona, April 7, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, April 7 to 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Utah, April 7 to 8, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, April 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, April 7 to 8, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, April 7, 1999
- Flood in California, April 7, 1999
- Funnel Cloud in California, April 7, 1999
More
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, April 1999
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: 5690242, 5690243, 5690244, 5690245, 5690246, 5690247.