A strong cold front brought a warm but windy day on the 1st of April followed by another round of cold and unsettled weather by the 2nd of April that continued through the weekend. This system resulted in unseasonably cold weather for early April with a round of wind and snow showers at all elevations.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
A strong cold front brought a warm but windy day on the 1st of April followed by another round of cold and unsettled weather by the 2nd of April that continued through the weekend. This system resulted in unseasonably cold weather for early April with a round of wind and snow showers at all elevations. Expected impacts included slick roads, especially during the nighttime/early morning commute hours in the Sierra and surrounding foothill areas.
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 Apr 3, 1:29 PM PST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind, 2 heavy snow, 1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Mesonet station located at Palisades Tahoe, at Alpine Meadows, reported a peak wind gust of 93 mph.
Mesonet station (MTH01-MAMMOTH) located 0.9 mi S of Mammoth Mountain, CA, reported peak wind gusts of 85 mph.
A trained spotter located 5.0 mi WNW of Susanville, CA, reported a 24 hour storm total snowfall amount of 6.5 inches.
A trained spotter located 5.0 mi WNW of Susanville, CA, reported a 24 hour storm total snowfall amount of 6.5 inches.
The public located at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Summit, CA, and the June Lake Ski Base, CA, Main Lodge, reported a 24 hour snowfall amounts of 19.0 inches and 13.0 inches respectively.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in California, April 2024
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: 1185034, 1185035, 1185047, 1193486, 1185046.