California, 2000

Heavy Snow in California, November 10, 2000

November 10, 2000 · NWS HNX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A weak Pacific storm system moved through Interior Central California bringing some snow accumulation to the mountain areas above 3500 feet MSL and justifying Snow Advisories. Yosemite Valley and Grant Grove reported 4" of new snow, Tuolumne Meadows and Fish Camp 6".

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

A weak Pacific storm system moved through Interior Central California bringing some snow accumulation to the mountain areas above 3500 feet MSL and justifying Snow Advisories. Yosemite Valley and Grant Grove reported 4" of new snow, Tuolumne Meadows and Fish Camp 6".

Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, S Sierra Foothills

When
November 10, 1:00 PM PST to 7:00 PM PST
Where
S Sierra Foothills forecast zone
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Heavy Snow, Tulare Cty Foothills

When
November 10, 1:00 PM PST to 7:00 PM PST
Where
Tulare Cty Foothills forecast zone
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns

When
November 10, 1:00 PM PST to 7:00 PM PST
Where
S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Heavy Snow, Tulare Cty Mtns

When
November 10, 1:00 PM PST to 7:00 PM PST
Where
Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5159270, 5159271, 5159272, 5159273.