Stephanie Wilson of Grass Valley trudges through slush at South Auburn and Winchester streets with her children Sage (with umbrella), 4, and Devin, 1. (Photo by John Hart)

All was relatively quiet on western Nevada County's storm front Friday.

A few minor crashes, some abandoned vehicles, a brief power outage, but nothing like the fallout from the Jan. 25 snowstorm here.

"Maybe people are a little better prepared. They've been hyping this (storm) for the last three days now," said Capt. Jerry Funk of the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District.

District firefighters went on three runs by 6 p.m., but only one of them was snow-related - an elderly man who slipped on snow.

The snow began falling around 7:30 a.m., and was sticking by 11:30 a.m. About 5 inches had accumulated in Glenbrook Basin by 7 p.m.

The National Weather Service called for continued cold with rain or snow showers likely today and the snow level at 1,500 to 2,000 feet. On Sunday, expect more rain and snow showers, decreasing during the day. A winter storm watch was issued for tonight and Sunday.

There were two crashes along Highway 174 on Friday, according to the Emergency Command Center, and more than a dozen cars were abandoned along Brunswick Road.

At the Cedar Ridge Y Market, at Brunswick and 174, clerk Robbie Gruber said a few cars were spinning out in the parking lot, and a semi had jackknifed nearby.

He brought his snowboard to work and planned to ride it home.

"I'm not driving, that's for sure," he said.

A few hundred Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers in western Nevada County lost power briefly, spokeswoman Lisa Randle said at 5 p.m. The biggest impact came in Yuba County, where 1,200 Dobbins-area customers lost power.

The high schools allowed parents to pick up their children starting at noon. At Lyman Gilmore Middle School, the last bus left at about 3:30 p.m.

- Grace Karpa contributed to this story

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