California, 2000

Winter Storm in California, February 22 to 23, 2000

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

One to three feet of snow accumulated in a 24 hour period and was responsible for closing Highway 50.

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 STO wrote it up.

One to three feet of snow accumulated in a 24 hour period and was responsible for closing Highway 50.

Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, W Sierra T X W/C Nevada/C Placer/C El Dorado/E Amador/Ne Calaveras/C & Ne Tuolumne/Sw Alpine

When
February 22, 4:00 AM PST to February 23, 4:00 PM PST
Where
W Sierra T X W/C Nevada/C Placer/C El Dorado/E Amador/Ne Calaveras/C & Ne Tuolumne/Sw Alpine forecast zone
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Winter Storm, X Se Shasta/X E Tehama/W Plumas T X Sw

When
February 22, 4:00 AM PST to February 23, 4:00 PM PST
Where
X Se Shasta/X E Tehama/W Plumas T X Sw 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: 5132687, 5132688.