California, 2025High Wind and Winter Weather in California, November 16 to 18, 2025
November 16 to 18, 2025 · NWS REV · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
Rain spread across much of eastern CA and far western NV from the 13th into the morning of the 14th. The next wave of moisture moved across the region from the evening of the 15th into the 16th, with another round occurring on the 17th into the early morning of the 18th.
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- 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.
Rain spread across much of eastern CA and far western NV from the 13th into the morning of the 14th. The next wave of moisture moved across the region from the evening of the 15th into the 16th, with another round occurring on the 17th into the early morning of the 18th. Snow levels during this event were generally above 7,000 feet, with between 6 to 12 inches of snow in the higher elevations.
Winter Weather, Greater Lake Tahoe Area
- When
- November 16, 8:00 AM PST to November 18, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Greater Lake Tahoe Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 38.935, -120.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CO-OP observer 6 W Truckee recorded 1.6 inches of snow from the 17th to 18th, with a two day total of 8.4 inches.
High Wind, Mono
- When
- November 16, 12:40 PM PST
- Where
- Mono forecast zone
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.939, -118.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet station MTH01 on top on Chair One recorded a wind gusts of 87 mph. Also, mesonet station MTH02 1.5 SE Mammoth Mountain recorded a wind gust of 64 mph.
Winter Weather, Mono
- When
- November 17, 8:00 AM PST to November 18, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Mono forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.939, -118.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mammoth Mountain Ski resort reported a 24 hour total of 11 inches of snow and a 48 hour storm total of 18 inches. Also, 1 SW Toms Pace recorded 8.5 inches of snow with a liquid equivalent of 0.90 inches in the 24 hour period ending the 18th.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flooding and High Wind in California, November 16 to 18, 2025$10 · 56 kt wind · 15 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, November 16 to 17, 202510 events
- Strong Wind in Virginia, November 16, 20251 injured · $2,000 · 1 event
- Winter Weather in Colorado, November 16 to 17, 20257 events
- Flooding in California, November 16 to 17, 20257 events
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, November 16, 2025$3,000 · 7 events
- Dense Fog in Montana, November 16, 20256 events
- Strong Wind and Winter Weather in New York, November 16 to 17, 20256 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, November 16 to 17, 20255 events
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 16 to 17, 20254 events
- High Wind in Maryland, November 16, 202553 kt wind · 3 events
- Winter Weather and Strong Wind in Vermont, November 16 to 17, 20253 events
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: 1299311, 1299283, 1299306.