Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- February 19, 6:00 PM PST to February 20, 4:00 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, February 19 to 21, 2005
The inclement weather period from the 15th through the 22nd for the San Joaquin Valley Floor also resulted in periods of snow, some heavy, in the adjacent mountain areas. The evening of the 19th into the morning of the 20th brought heavy snow for the Southern Sierra Nevada and Tulare County Mountains including 18" at Chilkoot Meadow and 19" and Pascoes.
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.
The inclement weather period from the 15th through the 22nd for the San Joaquin Valley Floor also resulted in periods of snow, some heavy, in the adjacent mountain areas. The evening of the 19th into the morning of the 20th brought heavy snow for the Southern Sierra Nevada and Tulare County Mountains including 18" at Chilkoot Meadow and 19" and Pascoes. Subsequent snow shower activity brought 6" of new snow to the Cuddy Valley area of the Kern County Mountains during the late evening of the 20th.
Event by event
2 heavy snow, 1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- February 19, 6:00 PM PST to February 20, 4:00 AM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Winter Weather, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- February 20, 10:30 AM PST to February 21, 4:00 AM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns 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.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in California, February 19 to 22, 2005
- Debris Flow in California, February 19, 2005
- Tornadoes in California, February 19, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, February 19, 2005
- Damaging Wind in California, February 19, 2005
- Debris Flows and Flood in Utah, February 19 to 21, 2005
- Winter Storm in California, February 19 to 23, 2005
- Tornado in California, February 19, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, February 19, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, February 19, 2005
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 19 to 20, 2005
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 19 to 20, 2005
More
Every storm in California in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2005
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: 5442268, 5442269, 5442270.