Snowstorm of the Century Hits Sierra Nevada Range ; Extreme Weather Felt in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Ohio Valley
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › January 10, 2005
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RENO, Nev. - Areas of the Sierra Nevada, famous for paralyzing amounts of snowfall, have been hit with a dumping like they haven't seen in generations, with steep drifts stranding an Amtrak train, knocking out the Reno airport and shutting down major highways across the mountains.
The string of moisture-laden storms has dropped up to 19 feet of snow at elevations above 7,000 feet since Dec. 28 and 6 1/2 feet at lower elevations in the Reno area. Meteorologists said it was the most snow the Reno-Lake Tahoe area has seen since 1916.See the full content of this document
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Snowstorm of the Century Hits Sierra Nevada Range ; Extreme Weather Felt in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Ohio Valley
"I've lived here for almost 40 years and I've never seen anything like it," Peter Walenta, 69, said Sunday from his home in Stateline, on the southern end of Lake Tahoe. "This baby just seems to be stretching on forever. Ri...
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