California, 2001Heavy Snow in California, February 20 to 21, 2001
February 20 to 21, 2001 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Spotter reported 4 inches of snow in 12 hours in Westwood, CA.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Spotter reported 4 inches of snow in 12 hours in Westwood, CA.
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 Feb 20, 9:00 PM PST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 9:00 PM PST, 13 minutes before
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</html>Heavy Snow, Lassen/Eastern Plumas/Eastern Sierra
- When
- February 20, 9:13 PM PST to February 21, 9:13 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
- 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.
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- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 20 to 21, 20015 events
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- Heavy Snow in California, February 20, 20011 event
- High Wind in Alaska, February 20, 200153 kt wind · 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5233213.