California, 2000

Winter Storm in California, November 28 to 29, 2000

November 28 to 29, 2000 · NWS STO · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

More than one foot of snow was measured above 7000 feet. Interstate 80 and Highway 50 were temporarily closed.

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.

More than one foot of snow was measured above 7000 feet. Interstate 80 and Highway 50 were temporarily closed. Ski resorts closed as well as winds approached 100 mph.

Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, W Sierra T X W/C Nevada/C Placer/C El Dorado/E Amador/Ne Calaveras/C & Ne Tuolumne/Sw Alpine

When
November 28, 3:00 PM PST to November 29, 3:00 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
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Winter Storm, X Se Shasta/X E Tehama/W Plumas T X Sw

When
November 28, 3:00 PM PST to November 29, 3:00 PM PST
Where
X Se Shasta/X E Tehama/W Plumas T X Sw forecast zone
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

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

More

Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 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: 5162168, 5162169.