California, 2001Heavy Snow in California, December 16 to 17, 2001
December 16 to 17, 2001 · NWS REV · 3 events in 1 county or zone
There were several reports of heavy snow in a 12 hour period. In Westwood 6 inches fell at 5500 feet and in Graeagle 6 inches fell at 4300 feet.
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- 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.
There were several reports of heavy snow in a 12 hour period. In Westwood 6 inches fell at 5500 feet and in Graeagle 6 inches fell at 4300 feet. The California Department of Transportation reported 12 inches at Yuba Pass (elevation 6780 feet).
Heavy Snow, Lassen/Eastern Plumas/Eastern Sierra
- When
- December 16, 10:30 PM PST to December 17, 10:30 AM PST
- Where
- Lassen/Eastern Plumas/Eastern Sierra forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.086, -120.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lassen/Eastern Plumas/Eastern Sierra
- When
- December 16, 10:50 PM PST to December 17, 10:50 AM PST
- Where
- Lassen/Eastern Plumas/Eastern Sierra forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.086, -120.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lassen/Eastern Plumas/Eastern Sierra
- When
- December 17, 12:20 AM PST to 12:20 PM PST
- Where
- Lassen/Eastern Plumas/Eastern Sierra forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 40.086, -120.650 (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: 5275747, 5275748, 5275749.