Rare August Snow, Including At Tioga Pass, Followed By Above Normal Temperatures

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Rare August Snow, Including At Tioga Pass, Followed By Above Normal Temperatures

Sonora, CA — Snow was reported in several higher elevation areas of the Sierra Nevada over the weekend from an unusually cool weather system from the Gulf of Alaska that dipped into Northern California. A stretch of Highway 89 through Lassen Volcanic Park was even shut down for a while after three inches of snowfall fell during the early morning hours. The National Weather Service reports that a dusting of snow was also reported along Tioga Pass…