Winter Storm, Burney Basin/Eastern Shasta County
- When
- November 20, 7:00 AM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Burney Basin/Eastern Shasta County forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
A winter storm brought six to ten inches of snow to the area.
Winter Storm in California, November 20, 2009
A Gulf of Alaska system brought wintry weather to the mountains of interior Northern California. Snow amounts exceeded one foot and winds were measured to 60 mph in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 STO wrote it up.
A Gulf of Alaska system brought wintry weather to the mountains of interior Northern California. Snow amounts exceeded one foot and winds were measured to 60 mph in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Winds gusted to near 40 mph in the Central Valley.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County
- When
- November 20, 8:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Eight inches of snow were reported at Harkness Flat and at Lower Lassen Peak, with fifteen inches measured at Meadow Lake. Winds gusted to 38 mph at Manzanita Lake.
Winter Storm, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- November 20, 10:00 AM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
More than a foot of snow was reported in the higher elevations of the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains, with up to 15 inches measured near Donner Pass. Winds gusted to 50 to 60 mph over higher elevations which resulted in poor visibilities. Highway travel on Interstate 80, US 50, and the other trans-Sierra pass roads was impacted.
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Texas, November 20 to 21, 2009
- Dust Storm and High Wind in Nevada, November 20, 2009
- Lightning Strike in Connecticut, November 20, 2009
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 20, 2009
- High Wind and Winter Weather in California, November 20, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 20, 2009
- High Wind in Oregon, November 20, 2009
- Heavy Snow in California, November 20 to 21, 2009
- Waterspouts in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 20, 2009
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, November 20, 2009
- Flood in Pennsylvania, November 20, 2009
- High Wind in California, November 20, 2009
More
Every storm in California in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 2009
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: 242207, 200802, 200806.