Winter Storm, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- January 28, 3:00 AM PST to January 29, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, January 28 to 29, 2002
Another in a series of storms swept through the high country of Central California. At the higher elevations of the Southern Sierra Nevada and Tulare County Mountains close to 20" of new snow fell in a little over a day.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Another in a series of storms swept through the high country of Central California. At the higher elevations of the Southern Sierra Nevada and Tulare County Mountains close to 20" of new snow fell in a little over a day. Poison Ridge in the S.Sierra Nevada and Big Meadows in the Tulare County Mountains reported 19" of new snow with several other high elevation locations at or above 15". At lower elevations 4-6" of new snow occurred, including the Tehachapi Mountains, which hindered travel on Highway 58 through Tehachapi Pass.
Event by event
3 heavy snow, 2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- January 28, 3:00 AM PST to January 29, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Foothills
- When
- January 28, 3:00 AM PST to January 29, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Tulare Cty Foothills
- When
- January 28, 3:00 AM PST to January 29, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- January 28, 3:00 AM PST to January 29, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
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 California, January 28 to 31, 2002
- Winter Weather in Nevada, January 28, 2002
- Excessive Heat in West Virginia, January 28, 2002
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 28 to 30, 2002
- Excessive Heat in Ohio, January 28, 2002
- Excessive Heat in Kentucky, January 28, 2002
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 28 to 29, 2002
- High Wind in Colorado, January 28, 2002
- Winter Storm in Utah, January 28 to 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, January 28, 2002
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 28, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, January 28, 2002
More
Every storm in California in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 2002
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: 5279362, 5279363, 5279364, 5279365, 5279418.