Heavy Snow, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- January 29, 4:09 AM PST to 4:53 AM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in California, January 29, 2002
An exceptionally cold air mass swept into Interior Central California on the 28th. While not a large amount of associated low level moisture was present, what was available led to the infrequent occurrence of snow on the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley floor.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
An exceptionally cold air mass swept into Interior Central California on the 28th. While not a large amount of associated low level moisture was present, what was available led to the infrequent occurrence of snow on the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley floor. Trace reports of snow were reported at Los Banos, Madera, Hanford, McFarland, Shafter, and elsewhere in the S.J. Valley.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Sw Sj Valley
- When
- January 29, 6:05 AM PST to 6:47 AM PST
- Where
- Sw Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Se Sj Valley
- When
- January 29, 8:55 AM PST to 10:15 AM PST
- Where
- Se Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, W Central Sj Valley
- When
- January 29, 9:00 AM PST to 9:30 AM PST
- Where
- W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- 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
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 29 to 31, 2002
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 29 to 31, 2002
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, January 29, 2002
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 29 to 30, 2002
- Dense Fog in Georgia, January 29, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 29 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm in Illinois, January 29 to 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 29 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm in Missouri, January 29 to 30, 2002
- Strong Wind in Hawaii, January 29 to 30, 2002
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 29 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 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: 5279420, 5279421, 5279422, 5279419.