California, 2000

Winter Storm in California, January 23 to 25, 2000

January 23 to 25, 2000 · NWS HNX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Badger Pass in Yosemite National Park reported 24 inches of snow from the 23rd through much of the morning of the 25th.

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.

Badger Pass in Yosemite National Park reported 24 inches of snow from the 23rd through much of the morning of the 25th.

Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, S Sierra Mtns

When
January 23, 3:30 AM PST to January 25, 9:50 AM PST
Where
S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Tulare Cty Mtns

When
January 23, 3:30 AM PST to January 25, 9:50 AM PST
Where
Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

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, January 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: 5132947, 5132948.