California, 2001Heavy Snow in California, December 17, 2001
December 17, 2001 · NWS REV · 2 events in 1 county or zone
2 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
Heavy Snow, Greater Lake Tahoe Area
- When
- December 17, 2:00 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Greater Lake Tahoe Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.935, -120.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several ski resorts reported heavy snow. Alpine Meadows had 7 inches in 6 hours at 6500 feet and Squaw Valley reported 8 inches in 5 hours at 6200 feet.
Heavy Snow, Greater Lake Tahoe Area
- When
- December 17, 4:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Greater Lake Tahoe Area 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.
- Flooding in Indiana, December 17, 20011 death · 12 events
- Rip Current in Florida, December 17, 20011 death · 1 event
- Flooding in Arkansas, December 17 to 18, 2001$110,000 · 7 events
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, December 17, 2001$90,000 · 9 events
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2001$65,000 · 7 events
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 17 to 18, 200116 events
- Flooding in Illinois, December 17 to 18, 2001$8,000 · 13 events
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2001$15,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, December 17, 200110 events
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 17 to 18, 200110 events
- Flooding in Ohio, December 17, 20016 events
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 17 to 18, 20015 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5275731, 5275732.