1 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 27, 9:00 PM PST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
900 PM PST SUN MAR 27 2005
.UPDATE...SFC FRONT MOVING RIGHT ALONG...WITH SHARP BACK EDGE OF
FRONTAL ENHANCED CLOUDS MOVE E NEAR 40 KTS. WITH THIS SPEED...THE
FRONT WILL BE NEAR FRESNO BY MIDNIGHT...AND CLEAR BAKERSFIELD NEAR 3
AM...AND BE COMPLETELY E OF THE FA BY SUNRISE. WITH SPEED OF UPPER
TROF AND FRONT...QPF/S WILL BE LESS THAN CURRENTLY FCST. FEEL ATTM
THAT WINTER WX PRODUCTS WILL HAVE TOUGH TIME VERIFYING. WILL LEAVE
THEM AS IS FOR NOW...AND LET MID SHIFT DECIDE ON BEST TIMING TO END
THINGS. CERTAINLY WONT LAST INTO MON AFTN PER CURRENT WSW. WILL
UPDATE WSW PRODUCTS TO REDUCE SNOW AMTS IN THE SRN SIERRA TO JUST
MINIMAL CRITERIA. ELSEWHERE IN THE FA THE SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT
IS RATHER DRY. DEWPTS IN MUCH OF THE SJV HAVE FALLEN INTO THE LOWER
30S...AND EXCEPT OF A NARROW WINDOW OF RAINFALL IMMEDIATELY WITH THE
FRONT...VERY LITTLE QPF CAN BE EXPECTED TONITE. NAM CONTS TO
INDICATE FAIRLY HIGH SBCAPES IMMEDIATELY WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE
FRONT...SO MAY GET SOME EMBEDDED TRW. WILL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO
ZONES THIS EVE BASED ON SATPIX TRENDS FOR MON...OTHERWISE NO CHG.
BREEZY TO WINDY KERN MTNS/DESERTS LATER TONITE INTO MON EVE.
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...THE APPROACHING
PACIFIC STORM HAS BEGUN SPREADING PRECIPITATION INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. TIMING CONTINUES ON TRACK FOR
PRECIPITATION TO REACH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE HANFORD WARNING/
FORECAST AREA BY LATE EVENING...AND SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION
BY MORNING.
SEVERAL FORECAST CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON. MODEL QPF/S DIFFER
CONSIDERABLY FOR TULARE COUNTY WITH THIS EVENT...WITH THE NAM MUCH
WETTER THAN THE GFS...OR THE RFC QPF. NORTH OF KINGS CANYON...GOOD
AGREEMENT ON POTENTIAL FOR 24-30 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...ESPECIALLY
ABOVE 7000 FEET. WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS DUE TO THE
GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES WITH THE TROUGH.
MODERATE DYNAMICS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR TONIGHT...WITH CAPES OF 280+
JOULES/KG OVER NORTHWESTERN FRESNO COUNTY BY 12Z MONDAY...WITH
LIFTED INDEXES OF -2 TO -4. SPC HAS ALL OF THE HANFORD WARNING/
FORECAST AREA... EXCEPT FOR KERN AND TULARE COUNTIES...UNDER A
GENERAL RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WILL ADD MENTION OF A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR NOCTURNAL THUNDER WITH THE NEW FORECAST PACKAGE
THIS AFTERNOON. THE 18Z WS-ETA HAS BACKED OFF ON CAPES FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON...AND LIFTED INDEXES ARE FORECAST TO BE MOSTLY POSITIVE.
COULD SEE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM LINGER INTO THE MORNING...BUT
THERE IS LITTLE UPPER-LEVEL SUPPORT AS THE STRONG 90+ KT JET MAX
WILL HAVE DROPPED INTO EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BY 15Z AND THE
JET MAX DIVING DOWN THE BACK OF THE TROUGH WILL STILL BE OFF THE
COAST. SPC HAS A GENERAL RISK FOR MONDAY ONLY ALONG THE CREST NORTH
OF FRESNO COUNTY. WILL NOT MENTION THUNDERSTORMS FOR MONDAY AT THIS
TIME...AND LET SUBSEQUENT CREWS EVALUATE THE MODELS AS THEY COME
IN.
STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF THE TROUGH...WITH GUSTS TO 45-50 MPH OVER THE RIDGES AND
THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES OF THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. WILL
ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
THERE WILL BE SOME LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
TUESDAY AS A WEAK SECONDARY WAVE MOVES THROUGH CALIFORNIA. AN UPPER-
LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE STATE WEDNESDAY FOR DRY AND WARMER
WEATHER.
.LONG TERM...FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE
MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
PROGS INDICATING A DRY UPPER RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
AMPLIFICATION OVER CA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE SLOWLY
FLATTENING THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF
SHORTWAVE TROUGHS MOVE THROUGH THE PAC NW. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE PERIOD AS DEEP MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS STAY WELL NORTH OF
OUR CWFA. DO ANTICIPATE A SLIGHT COOLING TREND FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
WITH DIURNAL TEMPERATURES LOWERING TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS AS PROGS
ARE INDICATING SLIGHT FALLS IN HEIGHTS AND DIURNAL THICKNESSES IN A
DRY ATMOSPHERE.
&&
.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...NORTH OF KINGS CANYON...TONIGHT
AND MONDAY.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.
&&
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD /USE ALL LOWER CASE/
BINGHAM/SANGER/DSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 523 PM PST SUN MAR 27 2005 CAZ089>094-281300- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 523 PM PST SUN MAR 27 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE MONDAY. THOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. AFTER 6 AM MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ096-281300- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 523 PM PST SUN MAR 27 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. .DAY ONE...TODAY A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS46 KHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM PST MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS46 KHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. AFTER 6 PM MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ097-281300- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 523 PM PST SUN MAR 27 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. .DAY ONE...TODAY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS46 KHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM PST MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS46 KHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. AFTER 6 PM MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ095-098-099-281300- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 523 PM PST SUN MAR 27 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WIND ADVISORY IS EFFECT BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS76 KHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. DCH
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
On the night of the 27th, 13 inches of new snow fell at Kaiser Point in the Southern Sierra Nevada. In the Tulare County Mountains new snow ranged only from 6 to 9 inches overnight.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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