[SIERA] Snowfall Amounts Since December 28

[Dick Flanagan]

Public Information Statement
400 PM PST Tue Jan 11 2005
The following are average snowfall totals received in the Truckee
Meadows and the Sierra for the winter storm for the period beginning
Friday morning January 7 and ending Tuesday morning January 11,2005.

Western Nevada valleys            snow amount

     Reno North Hills              38.3 inches
       (nws office)
     average in Reno area          24-40 inches
       including the foothills

Sierra Nevada mountains
     Tahoe City (observer)          53 inches
     average in Sierra below        4-6 feet
        7000 feet
     average for ski resorts        6-8 feet


The following are average snowfall totals received in the Truckee
Meadows and the Sierra for the series of winter storms that came
across the area between December 28, 2004 and January 11, 2005.

Western Nevada valleys            snow amount
     Reno North Hills               81 inches
       (nws office)
     average in Reno area           6-7.5 feet
       including the foothills

Sierra Nevada mountains
     Sierra storm lab (ssl) near    155 inches
       Donner Summit
     Tahoe City (observer)          118 inches
     average for ski resorts        14-19 feet


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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
E-mail: k7vc at arrl.org