Winter Storm in California, January 15, 2001

Name: Winter Storm in California, January 15, 2001
Start: 2001-01-15T08:00
End: 2001-01-15T22:00
Location: California

January 15, 2001 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, San Bernardino T Sw & X Se

When: January 15, 8:00 AM PST to 10:00 PM PST
Where: San Bernardino T Sw & X Se forecast zone
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A cold Pacific storm system brought snow to portions of San Bernardino County, California. 2 inches of snow fell in Barstow and Victorville with up to 4 inches over the higher passes. A Honda Civic driving over Holloran Summit on I-15 slid off the road and crashed into a pole causing significant damage to the vehicle.

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

Every storm in California in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in California, January 2001

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: 5228573.