California, 2022Heavy Snow in California, December 31, 2022
December 31, 2022 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Another atmospheric river and low pressure system brought high wind and heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada. The episode continued into January 2023.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Another atmospheric river and low pressure system brought high wind and heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada. The episode continued into January 2023.
What forecasters said that day
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 Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 31, 2:10 AM PST, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 2:10 AM PST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
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</html>Heavy Snow, Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County
- When
- December 31, 9:00 AM PST to 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.511, -117.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A total of 30.7 inches of snow fell at Aspendell. The event continued into January 2023.
- 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.
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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: 1069162.