The first storm of the month brought snowfall to the Sierra on the 10th and 11th, with 3-7 inches below 7000 feet and up to 1 foot near the crest west of Tahoe. The heaviest snow fell in far southern Mono County, with storm totals of 2 feet at Mammoth Mountain near 9000 ft elevation.
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The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
The first storm of the month brought snowfall to the Sierra on the 10th and 11th, with 3-7 inches below 7000 feet and up to 1 foot near the crest west of Tahoe. The heaviest snow fell in far southern Mono County, with storm totals of 2 feet at Mammoth Mountain near 9000 ft elevation.
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 Feb 9, 12:52 PM PST, 9 hours 8 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Trained spotter 5 WNW Susanville measured 1.5 inches of snow with a SWE of 0.37 inches.
Storm snow totals for this event include the following: The CO-OP observer Central Sierra Snow Lab measured 5.1 inches, CoCoRaHs station CA-NV-51 Truckee 1.6 N measured 3.3 inches, and CO-OP Observer station TAHC1 Tahoe City measured 2 inches. Finally, Northstar Ski Base measured 14 inches of snow and Heavenly Ski Base measured 6 inches of snow.
Storm totals for the event were the following: Mammoth Mountain Ski Base measured 28 inches, June Mountain Ski Base measured 18 inches, and CoCoRaHs observer CA-MN-6 Mono City 1.9 SW measured 10.2 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2026
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1310039, 1310040, 1310046.