California, 2001

Winter Storm in California, November 13 to 14, 2001

November 13 to 14, 2001 · NWS HNX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

The second winter storm of the winter season brought anywhere from 8 to 17 inches of snow to elevations above 6500 feet in the Southern Sierra Nevada to the Kern County Line in Central California in less than 14 hours.

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.

The second winter storm of the winter season brought anywhere from 8 to 17 inches of snow to elevations above 6500 feet in the Southern Sierra Nevada to the Kern County Line in Central California in less than 14 hours.

Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, S Sierra Mtns

When
November 13, 1:30 PM PST to November 14, 4:00 AM PST
Where
S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Tulare Cty Mtns

When
November 13, 2:30 PM PST to November 14, 4:00 AM 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 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 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: 5273460, 5273461.