Winter Storm, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- January 30, 1:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Winter Storm in California, January 30, 2000
The second winter storm, in as many weeks, once again closed mountain passes. Snow accumulations exceeded 1foot temporarily closing Interstate 80.
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.
The second winter storm, in as many weeks, once again closed mountain passes. Snow accumulations exceeded 1foot temporarily closing Interstate 80. Highway 50 also closed for avalanche patrol.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County
- When
- January 30, 1:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
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
- Extreme Cold in Oklahoma, January 30, 2000
- Ice Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000
- Ice Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Maryland, January 30, 2000
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 30 to 31, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5131109, 5131110.