Heavy Snow, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- November 24, 3:00 AM PST to 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
There was 9.6 inches of snow measured at Mesonet station 9 NNW Twin Bridges.
Heavy Snow in California, November 24, 2015
An unusually cold storm brought some snow down as low as the foothills. While brief, a period of heavy snow impacted holiday travel causing disruptions due to slippery roads.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
An unusually cold storm brought some snow down as low as the foothills. While brief, a period of heavy snow impacted holiday travel causing disruptions due to slippery roads. Snow totals in the mountains ranged up to 7 to 10 inches, with some wet snow observed as low as Auburn (1300 feet).
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- November 24, 3:00 AM PST to 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
There was 7.0 inches of snow measured at a Mesonet station at Carson Pass.
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.
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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: 609718, 609719.