California, 2009

Winter Weather in California, February 6 to 7, 2009

February 6 to 7, 2009 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A fast-moving winter storm deposited between 6 and 12 inches of snow across portions of Mono County.

Where it happened

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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 REV wrote it up.

A fast-moving winter storm deposited between 6 and 12 inches of snow across portions of Mono County.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Mono

When
February 6, 3:00 PM PST to February 7, 8:00 AM PST
Where
Mono forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
37.939, -118.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some storm-total snowfall amounts:

Lee Vining, 10.5 inches; |Bridgeport, 6 inches; |Mammoth Lakes Ranger Station, 5 inches; and |Bodie State Park, 4 inches.

What these are

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

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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: 150223.