A spring Sierra storm dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of the northern Sierra, according to a report from the California-Nevada River Forecast Center. Snow totals from automated gauges showed the heaviest snowfall in Alpine County, where Leavitt Lake recorded 15 inches and Ebbetts Pass measured 13 inches. Carson Pass and Monitor Pass each saw 9 inches. In Placer County, Palisades Tahoe reported 14 inches of snow, while the Central Sierra Snow Lab measured 12 inches. … The snowfall totals are based on provisional data from automated gauges and have not yet been fully verified, according to the forecast center.

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• CBS Sacramento (Calif.): Northern California spring storm brings lightning in Sacramento, Sierra snow