California, 2000

Winter Storm in California, January 30, 2000

January 30, 2000 · NWS HNX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Tuolumne Meadows received 13 inches, and Lodgepole 10 inches of new snow in under 12 hours on Sunday the 30th.

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.

Tuolumne Meadows received 13 inches, and Lodgepole 10 inches of new snow in under 12 hours on Sunday the 30th.

Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, S Sierra Mtns

When
January 30, 10:00 AM PST to 9:40 PM PST
Where
S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Winter Storm, Tulare Cty Mtns

When
January 30, 10:00 AM PST to 9:40 PM 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

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: 5132953, 5132954.