Winter Storm, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- February 20, 4:00 PM PST to February 21, 9:45 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Winter Storm in California, February 20 to 21, 2000
Lodgepole received 8 inches of new snow in 12 hours; Mammoth had 12 inches overnight. In addition, gusty wind caused a loss of power to about 8500 customers in the Southern Sierra Nevada between Mariposa and Madera Counties.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 8 inches of new snow in 12 hours; Mammoth had 12 inches overnight. In addition, gusty wind caused a loss of power to about 8500 customers in the Southern Sierra Nevada between Mariposa and Madera Counties.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- February 20, 4:00 PM PST to February 21, 9:45 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
- Flood in Ohio, February 20 to 22, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 20, 2000
- Flood in Ohio, February 20 to 23, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in California, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, February 20 to 26, 2000
- High Surf in California, February 20 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Flood in Kentucky, February 20 to 23, 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: 5134992, 5134993.