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Bay Area Snow Totals: How Much Has Fallen?

When kids are building snowmen in Oakland, something strange is up. Here are preliminary totals of how much snow has fallen in the Bay Area.

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Mt. Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley was closed Friday morning following heavy snow and rain.
Mt. Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley was closed Friday morning following heavy snow and rain. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

BAY AREA — The Bay Area has transformed into a winter wonderland as a large winter storm dumps snow all over the place. Unlike most winter storms, the snow was not limited to the tops of high mountains. Residents are reporting snow all over the Bay Area, from Oakland to Skyline Boulevard in San Mateo County to Livermore to San Jose.

"It's my first time building a snowman in Oakland, California!" a ten-year-old resident exclaimed to ABC7 News. "It's crazy, like, I wasn't expecting this."

Mt. Tam as seen from Lands End in San Francisco, Friday morning. Photo by Gideon Rubin/Patch

But it isn’t all just wide-eyed wonder. Major road closures were reported Friday morning, from Highway 17 to Route 29 to Route 128. Freezing temperatures, high winds, and rain are expected to continue into Saturday.

The winter storm is bringing the most significant snowfall since 1976, according to the National Weather Service. As usual, the most snow fell in the mountains. All the region’s major mountains are bright white Friday, from Mt. Tam to Mission Peak. As much as 14 inches reportedly fell on Mt. Hamilton, according to citizen reports sent to the National Weather Service.

Wild mustard in bloom with snowcapped Mission Peak in the distance, Friday morning in Fremont. Photo by Swamy Bale.

The National Weather Service put out a tweet asking for readers to report how many inches of snow fell near them. Below are the preliminary results, followed by the time of the report. Not all areas received reports, and initial reports may not be fully accurate.

Cloverdale: 3 inches at 250 feet, 7:22 a.m. Friday

Sonoma: 4 inches, 7:34 a.m. Friday

Day Valley, Santa Cruz County: 7.5 inches, 7:26 a.m. Friday

Saratoga, Santa Cruz County: 8 inches at 2700 ft., 9:40 a.m. Friday

Los Gatos: 11 inches, at 2750 feet, 7:01 a.m. Friday

Lexington Hills, Santa Clara: 6 inches, 7:38 a.m. Friday

Mt. Hamilton, Santa Clara: 14 inches, at 4,202 ft., 9:24 a.m. Friday

Grant Park, Santa Clara: 12 inches, 9:49 a.m. Friday

Portola Valley: 1 inch, 8:20 a.m. Friday

Woodside: 5 inches, at 2,300 ft., 12:52 p.m. Friday

Carmel Valley: 6 inches, 9 a.m. Friday

Kentfield, Marin County: 1.5 inches, 8:30 a.m. Friday

Clayton: 0.5 inches reported near Mt. Diablo at 7:42 a.m. Friday

Grizzly Peak: 3 inches, 8:32 a.m. Friday

Boony Doon, Santa Cruz: 3.5 inches at 1800 feet, 10:03 a.m. Friday

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