1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 1, 8:55 PM PST, 35 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
855 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2001
CURRENT RADAR SHOWING LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SIERRA AND
ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. AREA WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED
IN VALLEY LOCATIONS BUT STILL STRONG ON THE RIDGES. NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM STILL WELL OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST.
TIMING OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION EXPECTED A LITTLE LATER BUT NOT
ENOUGH TO CHANGE OR UPDATE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SIERRA.
HAVE MADE A FEW CHANGES TO REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA THIS EVENING.
.REV...WINTER STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
CAZ071 ABOVE 5000 FEET.
WINTER STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
CAZ072-NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT CAZ073 ABOVE
6000 FEET.
WINTER STORM WATCH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING CAZ070 AND
CAZ071 BELOW 5000 FEET.
HIGH WIND WATCH NVZ001>003-005-CAZ070>073 SUNDAY.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Northstar at Tahoe ski area reported 10 inches of snow at 7300 feet and 20 inches of snow at 8600 feet in 12 hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2001
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: 5276406.