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Article: String of storms gives parts of Sierra most snowfall in nearly 90 years
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- AP Worldstream
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- January 10, 2005
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MARTIN GRIFFITH, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-10-2005
Dateline: RENO, Nevada
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 passenger 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 (5.7 meters) of snow at elevations above 7,000 feet (2,100 meters) since Dec. 28 and 6.5 feet (1.95 meters) at lower elevations in the Reno area. Meteorologists said it was the most snow the Reno-Lake Tahoe area has seen since 1916.
"I've lived here for almost 40 years ...
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