Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Tamarack Summit snotel reported an estimated storm total snowfall of 14.0 inches.
Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, November 26 to 27, 2016
Orographic lifting ahead of a cold frontal boundary associated with an eastern moving low pressure system through central and northern California caused heavy snows in parts of the Sierra Nevada range and high winds in the Kern County Mountains.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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.
Orographic lifting ahead of a cold frontal boundary associated with an eastern moving low pressure system through central and northern California caused heavy snows in parts of the Sierra Nevada range and high winds in the Kern County Mountains.
Event by event
16 heavy snow, 4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Tuolumne Meadows snotel reported an estimated storm total snowfall of 13.0 inches.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Blackcap Basin snotel reported an estimated storm total snowfall of 13.0 inches.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Tenaya Lake snotel reported an estimated storm total snowfall of 12.0 inches.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Trained spotter reported storm total snowfall of 13.0 inches near Shaver Lake.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Trained spotter reported storm total snowfall of 12.0 inches near Hume Lake.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Trained spotter reported storm total snowfall of 11.0 inches near Shaver Lake.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Bass Lake snotel located 6 Miles north northeast of Bass Lake reported estimated storm total snowfall of 24.0 inches.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Kaiser Point snotel reported estimated storm total snowfall of 12.0 inches.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Green Mountain snotel reported estimated storm total snowfall of 10.0 inches.
Heavy Snow, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
CWOP at Lodgepole reported a storm total snowfall of 19.0 inches.
Heavy Snow, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
CWOP at Grant Grove reported a storm total snowfall of 16.0 inches.
Heavy Snow, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
CWOP at Ponderosa reported a storm total snowfall of 12.0 inches.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
CWOP at 7.5 miles north of Oakhurst reported a storm total snowfall of 14.5 inches.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Foothills
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Oakhurst snotel located 5 miles north northeast of Oakhurst (Cedar Valley) reported an estimated storm total snowfall of 8.0 inches.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Foothills
- When
- November 26, 4:00 PM PST to November 27, 9:11 AM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Trained spotter located 4 miles east northeast of Midpines reported a storm total snowfall of 5.5 inches.
High Wind, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- November 27, 1:29 PM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Tehachapi South Slope mesonet report of 59 mph wind gust at 1329 PST.
High Wind, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- November 27, 2:21 PM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Cache Creek APRS report of 62 mph wind gust at 1421 PST.
High Wind, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- November 27, 2:21 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Cache Creek APRS reported a wind gust of 62 mph at 1421 PST.
High Wind, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- November 27, 4:54 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Tehachapi South Slope mesonet reported a wind gust of 61 mph at 1654 PST.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 668534, 668535, 668536, 668537, 668538, 668539, 668540, 668541, 668542, 668543, 668545, 668546, 668548, 668552, 668555, 668556, 668553, 668554, 668557, 668558.