The storm entered North America via California, as it made landfall January 16th and 17th. Moisture from the storm caused heavy, high elevation snow in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, peaking at 52 inches (130 cm) in Squaw Valley. Winds gusted up to 162 mph (263 km/h) at the top of Mammoth Mountain. The powerful winds knocked out power to 97,000 statewide.