California, 2008

Winter Weather in California, January 9 to 10, 2008

January 9 to 10, 2008 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A low pressure system and cold front moved across northeastern California and western Nevada and brought locally heavy snowfall mainly to portions of western Nevada.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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.

What happened

The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.

A low pressure system and cold front moved across northeastern California and western Nevada and brought locally heavy snowfall mainly to portions of western Nevada.

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 Jan 9, 3:30 PM PST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 3:30 PM PST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Lassen/Eastern Plumas/Eastern Sierra

When
January 9, 6:00 PM PST to January 10, 3:00 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)

Storm-total snowfall amounts:

1 mile north of Cedarville, 4 inches;|4 miles NW of Bieber, 4 inches.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in California in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 2008

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 112680.