A dry and mild weather pattern gave way to a more active weather pattern starting late night on February 14, which brought periods of gusty winds, mountain snow, and valley rain showers. This latest storm system brought impacts to travel over Sierra passes to include mountain communities Wednesday night through Thursday.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
A dry and mild weather pattern gave way to a more active weather pattern starting late night on February 14, which brought periods of gusty winds, mountain snow, and valley rain showers. This latest storm system brought impacts to travel over Sierra passes to include mountain communities Wednesday night through Thursday.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind, 2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
The public located at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Base, CA, reported a 24 hour storm total snowfall amount of 13.0 inches at the summit.
The public located at the Palisades Tahoe Ski Base, CA, and Homewood Mountain Ski Base, CA, reported storm total snowfall of 12.0 inches and 10.0 inches respectively. The Northstar Ski Base , CA, and Heavenly Ski Base, CA, both reported 24 hour storm total snowfall amounts of 9.0 inches.
Mesonet station located at Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows summit, CA, reported a peak wind gust of 121 mph.
Mesonet station (PIEC1-Pierce) located 5.0 mi NNW of Antelope Lake, CA, reported a peak wind gust of 131 mph.
Mesonet station (MTH03-MAMMOTH) located 1.7 mi S of Mammoth Mountain, CA, reported a peak wind gust of 81 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2024
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: 1166666, 1166665, 1166667, 1166669, 1166668.