Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- February 16, 4:00 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Heavy Snow in California, February 16, 2000
Lodgepole received 11 inches of new snow, and Mammoth Mountain reported 7 inches. Snowfall occurred in the Tehachapi Mountains below pass levels as well.
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.
Lodgepole received 11 inches of new snow, and Mammoth Mountain reported 7 inches. Snowfall occurred in the Tehachapi Mountains below pass levels as well.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- February 16, 4:00 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Heavy Snow, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- February 16, 4:00 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, February 16 to 17, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, February 16, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 16 to 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, February 16, 2000
- Tornado and Flood in California, February 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 16 to 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 16, 2000
- Hail in California, February 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 16 to 17, 2000
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: 5134989, 5134990, 5134991.