California, 2000

Heavy Snow in California, February 22 to 23, 2000

February 22 to 23, 2000 · NWS HNX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Snowfall amounts, although relatively, light fell to lower elevations overnight and were general a few inches or less.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

Snowfall amounts, although relatively, light fell to lower elevations overnight and were general a few inches or less.

Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, S Sierra Foothills

When
February 22, 9:30 PM PST to February 23, 12:00 PM PST
Where
S Sierra Foothills forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Tulare Cty Foothills

When
February 22, 9:30 PM PST to February 23, 12:00 PM PST
Where
Tulare Cty Foothills 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

More

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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: 5135005, 5135006.