Heavy Snow, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- February 26, 10:00 PM PST to February 27, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Heavy Snow in California, February 26 to 27, 2000
Two to four feet of snow accumulated above 7000 feet and was responsible for closing highway 50.
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.
Two to four feet of snow accumulated above 7000 feet and was responsible for closing highway 50.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County
- When
- February 26, 10:00 PM PST to February 27, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in New York, February 26 to 29, 2000
- Excessive Heat in West Virginia, February 26, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, February 26, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 26, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 26, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Ohio, February 26, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, February 26 to 27, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, February 26, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Kentucky, February 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, February 26 to 27, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2000
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: 5132419, 5132420.