California, 2000

Heavy Snow in California, February 26 to 27, 2000

February 26 to 27, 2000 · NWS REV · 3 events in 1 county or zone

Various ski resorts reported a 24 hour storm total of 8-24 inches of new snow. 5 hour storm total of 15 inches at Echo Summit.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 REV wrote it up.

Various ski resorts reported a 24 hour storm total of 8-24 inches of new snow. California Department of Transportation reported a 24 hour storm total of 31 inches at Donner Summit and a 9.5 hour storm total of 15 inches at Echo Summit.

The radar

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine

When
February 26, 6:30 AM PST to February 27, 6:30 AM PST
Where
E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.935, -120.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine

When
February 26, 6:45 AM PST to February 27, 6:45 AM PST
Where
E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
38.935, -120.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine

When
February 26, 9:45 PM PST to February 27, 6:45 AM PST
Where
E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
38.935, -120.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5133911, 5133912, 5133913.