A second stronger of a pair of storm systems that advanced into northern California overnight of the 10th through the 11th, brought a short period of gusty southwest winds, mountain snowfall, and valley rain to western NV mostly north of Hwy-50. Although windward areas of the Sierra received up to an inch of liquid precipitation, areas east of the crest also saw up to a half inch of liquid as…
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A second stronger of a pair of storm systems that advanced into northern California overnight of the 10th through the 11th, brought a short period of gusty southwest winds, mountain snowfall, and valley rain to western NV mostly north of Hwy-50. Although windward areas of the Sierra received up to an inch of liquid precipitation, areas east of the crest also saw up to a half inch of liquid as well. Some terrain favored areas saw Storm total snowfall close to 4-6 inches. Higher Sierra ridgetops saw southwest winds reaching 80+ mph with gusty winds also occurring in more wind prone 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 Nov 11, 2:39 AM PST, 6 hours 1 minute earlier.
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1 winter weather, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The public located at the Central Sierra Snow Lab located 6.0 mi W of Truckee, CA, reported 24 hour snowfall amount of 6.3 inches.
Mesonet station (MTH03) located 1.7 mi SE of Mammoth Mountain Ski Summit, and mesonet station (XMLC1 Mill Canyon) located 4.0 mi SSW of Walker, CA, reported a peak wind gust of 81 mph and 82 mph 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, November 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1223436, 1223435.