RELATED: Sierra snowfall smashes December record Wednesday, 24-hour precipitation totals included: nearly one inch at Ben Lomond, 0.83 inches at Middle Peak at Mount Tamalpais, 1. Overall, the statewide snowpack is 160 percent of average for this date. According to the National Weather Service in Reno, Nevada, The storm-total snowfall at June Mountain from Friday through mid-morning Sunday was measured at 96 inches. That means if it stopped snowing today, the sierra would already have four-fifths of the average snowfall for the entire season, ending April 1.
forecasts for the state of Nevada, as well as, the Eastern Sierra Nevada. "That's 202 percent of average to date and 81 percent of average to date." De Guzman was referring to the measurements taken at the usual spot, Phillips Station just below Echo Summit along Highway 50 in the high sierra. The Nevada NRCS Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program provides. 5 inches of snow depth, snow water content of 20 inches," said Sean De Guzman, Snow Survey Manager for the California Department of Water Resources. RELATED: Study: California's Sierra Nevada snowpack could vanish by 2046 In California snow surveys in the past, this monthly march was sometimes conducted with more dirt than snow. What a difference a few good storms make.
Snowfall is measured from the first snow storm until closing day. As good as it looks now, what really matters for California's water outlook is what's left of it in the spring. Totals for liquid precipitation in affected areas of Nevada include up to 6 inches in the Tahoe Basin and up to 3 inches along western Nevadas Sierra Front. Season Snow Totals Sierra-at-Tahoe's annual average snowfall total is 400+ inches directly from Mother Nature.
The first snow survey of the season brought the kind of news everyone hoped for, a huge snowpack for this time of year. Soda Springs, California: 36 inches Central Sierra Snow Lab, California: 36 inches. So, how much snow ended up falling in Reno and across the state? Here's a look at storm totals from the National Weather Service: Reno:Īrea ski resorts are also reporting substantial snow accumulation as of Friday morning.The first snow survey of the season brought the kind of news everyone hoped for, a huge snowpack for this time of year.ĮL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions with 100 mph winds, closing key mountain highways and ski resorts amid blowing snow in the Sierra Sunday with forecasters warning that. Here are some of the highest snow totals over the past day. School remained on a two-hour delayed start Thursday morning as people began digging out their homes and businesses.
SIERRA NEVADA STORM TOTALS SERIES
The series of storms that hit the Sierra this week didn't disappoint.īringing heavy snow to the valleys and blizzard conditions in the mountains, the storms caused slick roads, winter storm warnings and avalanche conditions throughout the region. Snow totals will be measured in feet and even yards in the Sierra and could easily surpass a foot for higher elevations (5500+ feet) in western Nevada, with several inches down to valley. Snow measured in multiple feet has buried the Sierra Nevada mountains of California and Nevada, as well as some coastal ranges of Northern California.
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