Heavy Snow in California, February 11 to 14, 2001

Name: Heavy Snow in California, February 11 to 14, 2001
Start: 2001-02-11T07:00
End: 2001-02-14T14:00
Location: California

February 11 to 14, 2001 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, W Inyo

When: February 11, 7:00 AM PST to February 14, 2:00 PM PST
Where: W Inyo forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

One of the biggest storms in years impacted portions of southeast California and southern Nevada. Snowfall amounts between 2 and 3 feet were common above 4000 to 5000 feet with amounts up to 3 1/2 feet reported along 190 in Death Valley between 4000 and 5000 feet. Even portions of southern Nevada reported storm totals between 18 and 24 inches above 4500 and 5000 feet. Some specific storm totals include: Aspendell, CA - 43.5 inches, Townes Pass (Highway 190 in Death Valley near the 5000 foot level - 36-42 inches, Father Crowley Point (along Highway 190 near 4000 feet) - 36-42 inches, Darwin, CA - 36 inches, Dunmovin, CA - 36 inches, Las Vegas Ski Resort, 26 inches, Dyer, NV - 24 inches, Goldfield, NV - 16-18 inches.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in California in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in California, February 2001

Sources

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: 5232538.