Winter Storm, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- January 25, 9:00 PM PST to January 26, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, January 25 to 26, 2001
Classic Pacific Frontal system spread rain at the lower elevations and snow at elevations above 3000 feet MSL through Interior Central California. Over 15" of snow was reported in a 10-hour period in the Southern Sierra Nevada at Fish Camp with 11" at Tuolumne Meadows, and 13" on Yosemite Valley floor.
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.
Classic Pacific Frontal system spread rain at the lower elevations and snow at elevations above 3000 feet MSL through Interior Central California. Over 15" of snow was reported in a 10-hour period in the Southern Sierra Nevada at Fish Camp with 11" at Tuolumne Meadows, and 13" on Yosemite Valley floor. In the Tulare County Mountains, 12" of snow was reported by Lodgepole and Hume Lake had 10". While not meeting Winter Storm criteria, Mountain Valley Airport in the Tehachapi Mountains had 6" reflecting snow caused problems for traveling through passes in the Kern County mountains.
Event by event
2 winter storm, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- January 25, 9:00 PM PST to January 26, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Heavy Snow, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- January 25, 11:30 PM PST to January 26, 9:00 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
- Dense Fog in Maine, January 25, 2001
- High Wind and Lightning Strike in California, January 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, January 25 to 26, 2001
- Winter Storm in California, January 25 to 26, 2001
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, January 25 to 27, 2001
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, January 25 to 26, 2001
- High Wind in California, January 25, 2001
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 25 to 26, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 25, 2001
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, January 25 to 26, 2001
More
Every storm in California in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5229987, 5229988, 5229989.