California, 2024Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 1 to 3, 2024
March 1 to 3, 2024 · NWS VEF · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
Deep low pressure moving through the Pacific Northwest brought heavy snow and multiple rounds of high wind to the eastern Sierra slopes. High wind also affected the Owens Valley and portions of the Mojave Desert.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Deep low pressure moving through the Pacific Northwest brought heavy snow and multiple rounds of high wind to the eastern Sierra slopes. High wind also affected the Owens Valley and portions of the Mojave Desert.
High Wind, Owens Valley
- When
- March 1, 12:42 PM PST to 5:39 PM PST
- Where
- Owens Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
Two big rigs were blown over on Highway 395 near and 5 miles N of Cartago, and a sign was blown onto the highway near Olancha.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM PST to March 2, 11:00 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 trained spotter in Aspendell measured 30.6 of new snow.
High Wind, Morongo Basin
- When
- March 2, 9:50 AM PST to 1:45 PM PST
- Where
- Morongo Basin forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The peak gust occurred at the Twentynine Palms (KNXP) ASOS.
High Wind, Western Mojave Desert
- When
- March 2, 3:45 PM PST to 4:40 PM PST
- Where
- Western Mojave Desert forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
These gusts occurred at the Barstow-Daggett (KDAG) ASOS.
High Wind, Owens Valley
- When
- March 3, 1:10 AM PST to 4:42 PM PST
- Where
- Owens Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
Two big rigs were blown over on Highway 395, and a tree was blown down onto the shoulder of the highway.
High Wind, Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County
- When
- March 3, 1:50 AM PST to 8:10 AM PST
- Where
- Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County forecast zone
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 36.511, -117.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- 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.
- Avalanche in Idaho, March 1, 20241 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Debris Flow in California, March 1 to 5, 2024$144,000 · 66 kt wind · 96 events
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, March 1 to 9, 2024$1.3 million · 3 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 1 to 4, 2024$323,000 · 13 events
- Tornado and Heavy Snow in California, March 1 to 4, 2024$50,000 · EF0 · 44 events
- Wildfire in Wyoming, March 1, 2024$250,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Utah, March 1 to 4, 2024$54,000 · 78 kt wind · 33 events
- High Wind in Nevada, March 1 to 3, 2024$110,000 · 76 kt wind · 11 events
- High Wind in Colorado, March 1 to 2, 2024$87,000 · 72 kt wind · 6 events
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, March 1 to 2, 20244 injured · $70 · 65 kt wind · 10 events
- Drought in New Mexico, March 1 to 31, 202429 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, March 1 to 4, 202471 kt wind · 29 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: 1167053, 1167094, 1167054, 1167055, 1167057, 1167058.