Caltrans reported 22 inches of snow in 24 hours at Donner Summit.
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The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
Caltrans reported 22 inches of snow in 24 hours at Donner Summit.
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 Feb 10, 4:17 AM PST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
330 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2001
UPPER LOW NEAR UKIAH THIS MORNING WITH BANDS OF CONVECTIVE SHOWERS
SPINNING OFF INTO NRN SAC VALLEY AND ALONG WRN SLOPES OF SIERRA.
SOME SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY SPILLING INTO WRN NV VLYS WITH SPOTTY
ACCUMULATIONS. TO AVOID CONFUSION OF SIMULTANEOUS WS WATCH/WARNING
WILL DOWN GRADE WARNING IN TAHOE/MONO ZONES TO SNOW ADVISORY FOR
TODAY AND KEEP WS WATCH FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY IN IN SIERRA
ZONES. NEXT SYSTEM DROPPING DOWN B.C. COAST SHOULD BE STRONGER
AS IT PACKS LOWER CENTRAL PRESSURES AND COLDER AIR. 700 MB WINDS
ALSO STRONGER AROUND 45 KTS SAT NGT WHICH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER PASSES AND OTHER HIGH ELEVATIONS
EXPOSED AREAS. SLOW MOVING UPPER LOW WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY AND
TUESDAY DRIFTING S OVER SRN CA BY TUESDAY. MRF SUGGESTS DRYING
TREND WED WITH SLGT CHC OF WRAP AROUND SNW SHOWERS OVER E SLP
SIERRA S OF TAHOE. WILL STICK WITH CURRENT DRY FORECAST FOR
THU AND FRI AS FORECAST BY MRF...ALTHOUGH CANADIAN AND EURO KEEP
UPPER LOW STRETCHED ACROSS NV. CYLKE
.REV...WINTER STORM WATCH LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ZONES NV02
CAZ071>073.
.SNOW ADVISORY TODAY NVZ02...CAZ072-073.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
715 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2001
TIME(PST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0735 PM GRAYEAGLE CA HEAVY SNOWFALL
02/09/01 PLUMAS 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN 8
HOURS.REPORTED BY SPOTTER
PU11
0545 AM SQUAW VALLEY SKI AREA CA HEAVY SNOWFALL
02/10/01 PLACER 21 INCHES IN 24 HOURS AT
8200 FEET. 17 INCHES AT
6200 FEET.
0640 AM DONNER PASS CA HEAVY SNOWFALL
02/10/01 NEVADA 18 INCHES IN 24 HOURS.
REPORTED BY CALTRANS
0645 AM ECHO SUMMIT CA HEAVY SNOWFALL
02/10/01 EL DORADO 18 INCHES IN 24 HOURS
REPORTED BY CALTRANS
0645 AM MEYERS CA HEAVY SNOWFALL
02/10/01 EL DORADO 10 INCHES IN 24 HOURS
REPORTED BY CALTRANS
0700 AM MAMMOTH LAKES CA HEAVY SNOWFALL
02/10/01 MONO 10-12 INCHES IN 24 HOURS
AT 8200 FEET. 15 INCHES AT
9000 FEET REPORTED BY
SPOTTER MO13.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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, February 2001
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