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Cleared tracks on the Southern Pacific Railway at Blue Canyon

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Cleared tracks on the Southern Pacific Railway at Blue Canyon. Some ofthe heaviest snow in North America occurs in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 60 to 65 feet of snow is not uncommon in a winter season.In: Monthly Weather Review, October 1919, p. 698.

Display Date

1917 Circa

Location

California, Blue Canyon

Collection

Weather Service

Meteorological Monsters

Winter Storms

Keywords

Monsters

Winter Storm

Snow