An upper trough pushed into central California and moved through the region on March 19. 5 inches of liquid precipitation to the Sierra Nevada, a quarter inch to an inch of rain to the Sierra foothills and a tenth to quarter inch of rain to much of the San Joaquin Valley and West Side Hills.
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The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.
An upper trough pushed into central California and moved through the region on March 19. This system brought 0.75 to 1.5 inches of liquid precipitation to the Sierra Nevada, a quarter inch to an inch of rain to the Sierra foothills and a tenth to quarter inch of rain to much of the San Joaquin Valley and West Side Hills. This system cam in warmer than anticipated and the snow level ranged from 6500 to 7000 feet with this system. Several higher elevation SNOTELS in the Sierra Nevada picked up an estimated 8 to 16 inches of new snowfall.
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 Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 19, 12:43 AM PST, 7 hours 17 minutes earlier.
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6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Several SNOTEL reports of an estimated 5 to 10 inches of new snowfall.
Several SNOTEL reports of an estimated 8 to 16 inches of new snowfall.
Several SNOTEL reports of an estimated 5 to 10 inches of new snowfall.
Several SNOTEL reports of an estimated 8 to 16 inches of new snowfall.
Several SNOTEL reports of an estimated 8 to 16 inches of new snowfall.
Several SNOTEL reports of an estimated 5 to 10 inches of new snowfall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in California, March 2023
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: 1077680, 1077681, 1077682, 1077683, 1077684, 1077685.