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