Heavy Snow, Mountains Southwest Shasta County to Northern Lake County
- When
- January 22, 6:00 PM PST to January 24, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mountains Southwest Shasta County to Northern Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Heavy Snow in California, January 22 to 24, 2000
Caltrans and ski resorts reported up to 6 feet of new snow accumulated above 7000 feet. Interstate 80 as well as Highway 50 were temporarily closed due to snow, blowing snow, and avalanche warnings.
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 STO wrote it up.
Caltrans and ski resorts reported up to 6 feet of new snow accumulated above 7000 feet. Interstate 80 as well as Highway 50 were temporarily closed due to snow, blowing snow, and avalanche warnings. Snow totals included 64 inches at Iron Mountain Road near Carson Pass(SR-88) and 46 inches at Donner Summit(I-80). Kirkwood Ski Resort reported 60-72 inches of new snow across the mountain while Sugar Bowl Ski Resort reported 54-64 inches.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- January 22, 6:00 PM PST to January 24, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Heavy Snow, Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County
- When
- January 22, 6:00 PM PST to January 24, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
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
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Ice Storm in Alabama, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, January 22 to 25, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 22, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 22, 2000
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 22, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, January 22 to 24, 2000
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 22, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5130033, 5131101, 5131102.