California, 2001Heavy Snow in California, December 20 to 21, 2001
December 20 to 21, 2001 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Kirkwood Ski Area reported 24 inches of snow in 24 hours at 7600 feet.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Kirkwood Ski Area reported 24 inches of snow in 24 hours at 7600 feet.
What forecasters said that day
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 20, 3:00 AM PST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 3:00 AM PST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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</html>Heavy Snow, E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine
- When
- December 20, 4:50 AM PST to December 21, 4:50 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
- 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 and Hail in California, December 20, 2001$350,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in California, December 20, 20016 events
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 20 to 21, 20015 events
- Winter Weather in California, December 20 to 21, 20014 events
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, December 20, 20013 events
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Alaska, December 20 to 21, 200196 kt wind · 2 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, December 20, 200163 kt wind · 2 events
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, December 20 to 21, 20012 events
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 20 to 21, 20012 events
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 20 to 21, 20012 events
- High Wind in Alaska, December 20, 200190 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Virginia, December 20, 20011 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: 5275792.