California, 2000

Winter Storm in California, February 11 to 12, 2000

February 11 to 12, 2000 · NWS HNX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Reported snow amounts as precipitation again spread over Interior Central California (and thereby continued relatively consistent through the end of the month) were: Tuolumne Meadows 11 inches new snow, Lodgepole 14 inches, and Mammoth Mountain 38 inches.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.

Reported snow amounts as precipitation again spread over Interior Central California (and thereby continued relatively consistent through the end of the month) were: Tuolumne Meadows 11 inches new snow, Lodgepole 14 inches, and Mammoth Mountain 38 inches.

Event by event

3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Kern Cty Mtns

When
February 11, 8:00 PM PST to February 12, 7:35 AM PST
Where
Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Winter Storm, S Sierra Mtns

When
February 11, 8:00 PM PST to February 12, 7:35 AM PST
Where
S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Winter Storm, Tulare Cty Mtns

When
February 11, 8:00 PM PST to February 12, 7:35 AM PST
Where
Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2000

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5134982, 5134983, 5134984.