Winter Storm, Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County
- When
- October 17, 5:00 PM PST to October 18, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
Chester reported several inches of new snow accumulation.
Winter Storm in California, October 17 to 18, 2021
A weather system brought snow the Sierra for elevations generally over 5500 feet Sunday October 17th to Monday October 18th.
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.
A weather system brought snow the Sierra for elevations generally over 5500 feet Sunday October 17th to Monday October 18th.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- October 17, 5:00 PM PST to October 18, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
Ski resorts in the high Sierra reported between 5 and 10 inches of new snow accumulation.
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
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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: 990754, 990755.