Sierra Nevada Mtns HISTORIC BLIZZARD (11/19-11/22)

[cd123]

Historic winter storm for Sierra Nevada Mountain Range 11/19-11/22.

FOR SNOW TOTALS...LIQUID AMOUNTS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA CREST
ARE 2-3 INCHES AND WITH SNOW RATIOS AT 15-20 TO 1...THAT EQUATES
TO 3-5 FEET WITH POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACROSS WESTERN
NEVADA...THE OVERALL PATTERN IS KNOWN TO PRODUCE SOME OF
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ON RECORD IN THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA. SO AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS...

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 25. Southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow. High near 31. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 23. Southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow. High near 32. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

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[Aslkahuna]

Intense perhaps but not historic. For a truly historic storm you need to have 24 hour snowfall totals in excess of 5 feet since that's what the records are. Storm totals seem to be around 5-6 ft but the record for Northern CA (and the US) for a single storm is 159 inches or a bit over 13 feet.

Steve