Winter Storm, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- October 9, 8:00 PM PST to October 10, 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, October 9 to 10, 2000
The first winter storm of the season affected the Interior Central California mountain areas beginning very late on the 9th and early on the 10th. Tom Lookout 8", Lodgepole 10", and 5" on the Manter Fire Burn area of southeast Tulare County.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
The first winter storm of the season affected the Interior Central California mountain areas beginning very late on the 9th and early on the 10th. Huntington Lake received 5" of new snow, Tuolumne Meadows 4", Mt.Tom Lookout 8", Lodgepole 10", and 5" on the Manter Fire Burn area of southeast Tulare County. The Kern County Mountain areas received snow above the 6000-foot elevation with 0.58" of rain at Mountain Mesa, 1.03" at Glennville.
Event by event
2 winter storm, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- October 9, 9:00 PM PST to October 10, 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Heavy Snow, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- October 10, 1:00 AM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kern 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.
- 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
- Extreme Cold in Arkansas, October 9, 2000
- Tornado in Oregon, October 9, 2000
- Lightning Strike in California, October 9, 2000
- Tornado in Oregon, October 9, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Illinois, October 9, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Missouri, October 9, 2000
- Rip Current in Guam, October 9, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Indiana, October 9 to 10, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in California, October 9, 2000
- Waterspouts in Virginia, October 9, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, October 9 to 10, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, October 9 to 10, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5161836, 5161837, 5161838.