A potent winter storm brought mountain snow, valley rain, and gusty winds to interior northern California from December 6 through the 8th. One to two feet of snow fell for elevations above 5500 feet, bringing difficult driving conditions and chain controls to most of the mountain passes. Down in the Valley and foothills, one to four inches of rain fell which brought slick road conditions and minor roadway flooding. Finally, gusty winds around 30-40 mph resulted in downed trees and some power outages.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Kirkwood Mountain Ski Resort reported 5 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period on December 7. On December 8, the ski resort reported an additional 12 inches of snow, putting the storm total to 17 inches. The elevation of the snow report is 7690 feet.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Bear Valley Ski Resort reported 3 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period on December 7.  On December 8, the ski resort reported an additional 9 inches of snow, putting the storm total to 17 inches. The elevation of the snow report is 7690 feet.The elevation of the snow report is 8500 feet.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Caltrans reported 2 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period on December 7 in Bear Valley. On December 8, they reported an additional 4 inches of snow, putting the storm total to 6 inches. The elevation of the snow report is 7200 feet.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Caltrans reports 24 hour snow report of 1 inch at Cabbage Patch maintenance yard, elevation 6800 feet.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort reported 5 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period on December 7. On December 8, the ski resort reported an additional 14 inches of snow, putting the storm total to 19 inches. The elevation of the snow report is 8852 feet.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Caltrans reported 2 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period on December 7. On December 8, they reported an additional 5 inches of snow, putting the storm total to 10 inches. The elevation of the snow report is 6100 feet.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Caltrans reported 7 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period on December 7. On December 8, they reported an additional 15 inches of snow, putting the storm total to 22 inches. The elevation of the snow report is 6800 feet.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Soda Springs Ski Resort reported 12 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period on December 8. The elevation of the snow report is 7300 feet.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Sugar Bowl Ski Resort reported 6 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period on December 7. On December 8, the ski resort reported an additional 17 inches of snow, putting the storm total to 24 inches. The elevation of the snow report is 8383 feet.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Dodge Ridge Ski Resort, in Tuolumne County, reported 7 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period on December 8. The elevation of the snow report is 8200 feet.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Boreal Ski Resort reported 12 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period on December 8.  The elevation of the snow report is 7700 feet.

Heavy Rain in BUTTE, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 18:00:00 to 07-DEC-19 16:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: OROVILLE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported a total of 1.4 inches of rain had fallen at 1600 hours on December 7.

Heavy Rain in EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-19 16:45:00 (PST-8)
Location: PLACERVILLE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported widespread street flooding due to heavy rain. Spotter noted 0.61 inches of rain had fallen.

Heavy Rain in LAKE, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 15:00:00 to 07-DEC-19 17:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: HOBERGS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported that 5.75 inches of rain had fallen over 24 hours. The 2 day total was 6.68 inches.

Heavy Rain in PLUMAS, CALIFORNIA
From 06-DEC-19 19:10:00 to 07-DEC-19 07:10:00 (PST-8)
Location: QUINCY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported 2.05 inches of rain fell over 12 hours.

Flood in SHASTA, CALIFORNIA
From 07-DEC-19 13:00:00 to 07-DEC-19 20:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: (RDD)REDDING BENTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Caltrans reports highway 273 is blocked in both directions at Ellis St due to flooding. 0.72 inches of rain reported at Redding Airport in the last hour. Ending time is based on radar data.

Flood in SHASTA, CALIFORNIA
From 07-DEC-19 13:30:00 to 07-DEC-19 20:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: ENTERPRISE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

California Highway Patrol reports roadway flooding at highway 44 and Airport Rd and that Caltrans is closing the off ramp due to flooding. Flooding end time is based off radar analysis.

Flood in SHASTA, CALIFORNIA
From 07-DEC-19 14:30:00 to 07-DEC-19 20:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: ANDERSON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

California Highway Patrol reports roadway flooding at Interstate 5 on the North Street off ramp. Flooding end time is based off radar analysis.