Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- February 8, 1:00 PM PST to February 9, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Fish Camp picked up 24 inches of new snowfall.
Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 2019
A cold Pacific storm system moved through central California between the afternoon of February 8 and the evening of February 9. This system brought between a quarter to a half inch of rainfall to much of the San Joaquin Valley.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
A cold Pacific storm system moved through central California between the afternoon of February 8 and the evening of February 9. This system brought between a quarter to a half inch of rainfall to much of the San Joaquin Valley. Much of the Southern Sierra Nevada picked up between a half inch and an inch of liquid precipitation and snow levels lowered to near 3000 feet by the time the precipitation tapered off on the evening of February 9. A few locations in the Southern Sierra Nevada north of Kings Canyon picked up over a foot of new snow while many locations in the Sierra foothills and the Tehachapi Mountains picked up between 2 and 6 inches of new snow.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- February 9, 9:00 AM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
Yosemite Valley measured 14 inches of new snowfall.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- February 9, 9:00 AM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
The Tuolumne Meadows SNOTEL (8600 feet) picked up an estimated 14 inches of new snow.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- February 9, 9:00 AM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
The Lower Kibbie Ridge SNOTEL (6700 feet) picked up an estimated 14 inches of new snowfall.
Heavy Snow, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- February 9, 9:00 AM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
The Chilkoot Meadow SNOTEL (7150 feet) picked up an estimated 12 inches of new snowfall.
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
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Oregon, February 8 to 9, 2019
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Washington, February 8 to 10, 2019
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 10, 2019
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 8 to 9, 2019
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, February 8 to 9, 2019
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 10, 2019
- Flooding in Indiana, February 8 to 28, 2019
- Flooding and Strong Wind in New York, February 8 to 9, 2019
- High Wind in New York, February 8, 2019
- Extreme Cold in South Dakota, February 8, 2019
- Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 8 to 9, 2019
- Avalanche and Heavy Snow in Washington, February 8 to 9, 2019
More
Every storm in California in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2019
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: 797651, 797650, 797653, 797654, 797655.