California, 2023Heavy Snow in California, February 27 to 28, 2023
February 27 to 28, 2023 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Cold low pressure digging down the West Coast brought heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada range. The episode continued into March.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Cold low pressure digging down the West Coast brought heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada range. The episode continued into March.
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 Feb 26, 8:05 PM PST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 8:05 PM PST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
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</html>Heavy Snow, Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County
- When
- February 27, 2:00 AM PST to February 28, 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 12.8 inches of snow fell at Aspendell. The event continued into March.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Missouri, February 27, 2023$1.2 million · EF1 · 48 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, February 27, 2023$931,000 · EF1 · 15 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, February 27, 2023$360,000 · EF1 · 9 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 27 to 28, 2023$60,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 27, 2023$22,000 · 53 kt wind · 22 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, February 27, 2023$51,000 · EF0 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, February 27, 2023$35,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Strong Wind in Illinois, February 27, 2023$19,000 · 19 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 27, 20233 injured · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, February 27, 2023$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Tornado and Winter Storm in California, February 27 to 28, 202325 events
- Flood and Heavy Snow in California, February 27 to 28, 202322 events
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: 1084290.