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2 summaries
First Feb 19, 03:03 PM UTC · latest Feb 20, 02:29 AM UTC
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NOAA Weather Prediction Center
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Storm summaries
Summary #2 · final
Feb 20, 02:29 AM UTC
Mountain snow continues into tonight, conditions improve by Friday morning
Full text
ACUS45 KWBC 200229 SCCNS5 Storm Summary Number 2 for Sierra Nevada Snow NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 700 PM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...Mountain snow continues into tonight, conditions improve by Friday morning... Avalanche Warnings are in effect for portions of the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for the Sierra Nevada, Transverse, and Coastal Ranges. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 600 PM PST...A low pressure system was moving east across west-central Nevada with a minimum central pressure of 998 mb (29.47 in Hg). On the backside of the system, up-slope flow was producing snow showers across the central and southern Sierra Nevada mountains. This is the final low pressure system in a series of Pacific systems that have brought heavy snow to California this week. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM PST Sun Feb 15 through 600 PM PST Thu Feb 19... ...CALIFORNIA... SODA SPRINGS 3 S 92.5 DONNER PEAK 1 W 78.0 TWIN BRIDGES 3 ESE 74.0 BLUE CANYON 2 SW 73.0 KIRKWOOD MEADOWS 1 S 73.0 KINGVALE 71.0 BEAR VALLEY 2 N 65.0 CISCO 1 NNW 65.0 PINECREST 2 E 63.0 HUNTINGTON LAKE 4 E 60.0 ARNOLD 2 NNE 48.0 LAKE SPAULDING 2 E 48.0 HEAVENLY SKI BASE 40.0 NORTHSTAR SKI BASE 1 SSW 35.0 PALISADES TAHOE SKI BASE 32.0 CARNELIAN BAY 1 N 30.0 TRUCKEE 6 W 29.0 IOWA HILL 4 N 25.0 GRIZZLY FLAT 24.0 ARNOLD 1 NNE 22.0 JUNE MOUNTAIN SKI BASE 19.0 ...NEVADA... MT ROSE SKI BASE 30.0 DIAMOND PEAK SKI BASE 1 NE 28.0 VIRGINIA CITY 15.0 BIG CREEK SUMMIT SNOTEL 14.0 ...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier in the event... ...CALIFORNIA... BIRD SPRINGS PASS 77 JAWBONE CANYON 66 JOAQUIN RIDGE 65 LITTLE OAK CANYON 65 WALKER PASS NR JACKS CREEK 64 LAS YEGUAS 63 INDIAN WELLS CANYON 61 COYOTE RIDGE ROAD 60 YUCCA VALLEY 60 VILLAGE DRIVE 59 MT OSO 57 BUENA VISTA 2.3 S 55 ALCALDE 52 PEORIA MOUNTAIN 51 Snow showers will taper off across the Sierra Nevada by Friday morning and winds will decrease as the low pressure system continues to move east. Favorable avalanche conditions will continue through tonight into Friday morning due to several rounds of heavy snowfall in the past week. This will be the last Storm Summary issued by the Weather Prediction Center for this event. Please refer to your local National Weather service office for additional information. Dolan $$
Summary #1
Feb 19, 03:03 PM UTC
Additional heavy snow expected for the Sierra Nevada and California mountain ranges today
Full text
ACUS45 KWBC 191503 SCCNS5 Storm Summary Number 1 for Sierra Nevada Snow NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 1000 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026 ... Additional heavy snow expected for the Sierra Nevada and California mountain ranges today... Avalanche Warnings are in effect for portions of the Sierra Nevada. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for the Sierra Nevada, Transverse, and Coastal Ranges. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 900 AM EST...An active week of storms for California and heavy snowfall across the Sierra Nevada is continuing this morning as another impulse of energy along an upper-level trough moves into the region. At the surface, a 1000 mb (29.53 in Hg) low has moved ashore near the Bay Area with bands of moderate to heavy rainfall entering central California. Snow is falling across the Sierra Nevada and will pick up in intensity as the storm system moves through the region today, along with strong winds that will produce Winter Storm conditions. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM EST Sun Feb 15 through 900 AM EST Thu Feb 19... ...CALIFORNIA... SODA SPRINGS 3 S 68.7 KIRKWOOD MEADOWS 1 S 61.0 HUNTINGTON 4 E 60.0 TAHOMA 5 S 47.5 ARNOLD 45.0 TRUCKEE 42.2 ARNOLD 2 NNE 42.0 ASPENDELL 37.2 INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NNW 23.0 ...NEVADA... NEW WASHOE CITY 22.4 CARSON CITY 5.7 NW 21.0 RENO 12.3 S 19.0 The frontal wave will move swiftly southeastward through California today, bringing hazards of localized heavy rainfall and flash flooding potential along coastal and central California, additional snow accumulations equal to or perhaps greater than a foot for the Sierra Nevada, and high winds upward to 55 mph in the mountains. Favorable avalanche conditions are present across the Sierra Nevada due to several rounds of heavy snowfall in the past week. Conditions improve tomorrow for California as the storm system leaves the area, though favorable conditions for avalanches may remain across the area until Friday morning. The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 1000 PM EST. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Wilder/Green $$
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