Snow On Mt. Diablo Amid Bay Area Storm: PHOTOS

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — East Bay residents awoke Tuesday to a rare but beautiful sight: Mt. Diablo dusted in snow.

The highest peaks were bedecked in a crown of white amid a storm that brought significant rainfall to the Bay Area.

Snow showers in the Bay Area's highest elevations were expected to continue into Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service. Snow was recorded at lower-than-usual levels of about 3,000 feet and could extend as low as 2,500 feet, the weather service said.

Snow was captured on some of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory webcams stationed on Mt. Diablo.

Residents were quick to take to social media to spread the word.

The temperatures apparently were cold enough to drop some snow on the mountain tops of the Diablo range. Mt. Diablo also got coated this morning. The view from Walnut Creek is breathtaking, along with the chilly tempts. #snow #walnutcreek #mtdiablo pic.twitter.com/g1rE5CV5zy
— brian yuen (@newsfroggie) December 14, 2021

there’s snow on mt diablo !! pic.twitter.com/adarJHG4sf
— icarus 🇸🇻 (@latinicaruss) December 14, 2021

A slight dusting of snow the Mt Diablo … pic.twitter.com/Bh3EjK2gOk
— Robert Caleb Kriger (@E205Krigdaddy) December 14, 2021

The weather service said hail and thunder remained possible Tuesday as the storm continued to affect the Bay Area on its way out.