California, 2007

Heavy Snow in California, January 28, 2007

January 28, 2007 · NWS LOX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold upper level low pressure system brought showers and low snow levels to the mountains of Ventura county. Signficant snowfall was reported in the Lockwood Valley area.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 LOX wrote it up.

A cold upper level low pressure system brought showers and low snow levels to the mountains of Ventura county. Signficant snowfall was reported in the Lockwood Valley area.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Ventura County Mountains

When
January 28, 9:02 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
Where
Ventura County Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

A cold upper level low pressure system brought heavy snow to the mountains of Ventura county. A trained spotter in the Lockwood Valley reported 12 inches of snowfall on the 28th.

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

More

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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: 10250.