Nevada, 2024

Heavy Snow in Nevada, January 3 to 4, 2024

January 3 to 4, 2024 · NWS LKN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

An upper-level low dug southeast over the state overnight initially producing a rain snow mix before changing over to snow early Wednesday morning. Steadiest snow was across mid-slopes of central Nevada.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 LKN wrote it up.

An upper-level low dug southeast over the state overnight initially producing a rain snow mix before changing over to snow early Wednesday morning. Steadiest snow was across mid-slopes of central Nevada.

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Humboldt

When
January 3, 12:00 AM PST to January 4, 6:00 AM PST
Where
Humboldt forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
41.407, -118.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nine inches fell at site (BKLN2) Buckskin Lower Snotel, Elevation 6929 feet. This occurred between 0900 on 1/3 and 1800 on 1/4.

Nine inches fell at site (GRPN2) Granite Peak Snotel, Elevation 8501 feet. This occurred between 0500 on 1/3 and 2100 on 1/4.

Six inches fell at site (MTLN2) Summit Lake Snotel, Elevation 7613 feet. This occurred between 0100 on 1/3 and 1600 on 1/3.

Heavy Snow, S Lander & S Eureka

When
January 3, 12:00 AM PST to January 4, 6:00 AM PST
Where
S Lander & S Eureka forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thirteen and a half inches fell at site (ASTN2) Austin #2 COOP, Elevation 6780 feet. This occurred between 0800 on 1/2 and 0800 on 1/4.

Fifteen inches fell at site (BCSN2) Big Creek Summit Snotel, Elevation 8684 feet. This occurred between 0400 on 1/3 and 2300 on 1/3.

Nine inches fell at site (VCSN2) Vacarro Spring Snotel, Elevation 7867 feet. This occurred between 0700 on 1/3 and 0500 on 1/4.

Heavy Snow, N Lander & N Eureka

When
January 3, 4:00 AM PST to January 4, 4:00 AM PST
Where
N Lander & N Eureka forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
39.959, -116.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ten inches fell at site (LWPN2) Lewis Peak Snotel, Elevation 7613 feet. This occurred between 0400 on 1/3 and 0400 on 1/4.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1152457, 1152459, 1152458.