Another fast-moving, but relatively weak storm system moved into the Sierra Nevada on the 25th and crossed east into central Nevada on the 26th. Snow levels were rather high with this system with the bulk of the accumulating snows falling above 7000 feet in the Carson Range.
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Another fast-moving, but relatively weak storm system moved into the Sierra Nevada on the 25th and crossed east into central Nevada on the 26th. Snow levels were rather high with this system with the bulk of the accumulating snows falling above 7000 feet in the Carson Range.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
For the higher elevations of western Nevada, snowfall around the Carson Range and the northeastern Tahoe Basin was generally around 1 to 2 inches above 7000 feet MSL.
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