California, 2001Heavy Snow in California, December 16 to 17, 2001
December 16 to 17, 2001 · NWS REV · 4 events in 1 county or zone
Several spotters in the Truckee area reported heavy snow. At 5840 feet 10 inches feet in 12 hours.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Several spotters in the Truckee area reported heavy snow. At 5840 feet 10 inches feet in 12 hours. A spotter at 6350 feet reported 9-10 inches in 10 hours. Another spotter at 6500 feet had 8-12 inches in 12 hours. The California Department of Agriculture Inspection station reported 8-9 inches in 12 hours at 6350 feet.
Heavy Snow, E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine
- When
- December 16, 9:45 PM PST to December 17, 9:45 AM PST
- Where
- E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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
- December 17, 12:35 AM PST to 12:35 PM PST
- Where
- E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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
- December 17, 12:40 AM PST to 12:40 PM PST
- Where
- E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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
- December 17, 2:35 AM PST to 12:35 PM PST
- Where
- E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.935, -120.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Tornado in Texas, December 16, 20012 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Texas, December 16, 20011 death · $50,000 · 21 events
- Flooding in Missouri, December 16 to 18, 2001$180,000 · 10 events
- Storm Surge in Washington, December 16, 2001$250,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Washington, December 16 to 19, 2001$150,000 · 7 events
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, December 16, 2001$100,000 · 5 events
- Flooding in Kentucky, December 16 to 18, 20012 injured · $5,000 · 14 events
- Tornado in Texas, December 16, 2001$30,000 · F0 · 1 event
- High Wind in Washington, December 16, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Washington, December 16, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, December 16, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, December 16, 2001$20,000 · 1 event
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: 5275733, 5275735, 5275736, 5275734.