California, 2024Heavy Snow in California, February 19 to 20, 2024
February 19 to 20, 2024 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A Pacific low pressure system directed an atmospheric river into the Sierra, producing heavy snow on the eastern slopes.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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A Pacific low pressure system directed an atmospheric river into the Sierra, producing heavy snow on the eastern slopes.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County
- When
- February 19, 12:00 AM PST to February 20, 6:00 AM 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)
Aspendell received 39.8 of new snow.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1162705.