S Sierra Foothills storm history

Overnight refreezing of rain and snow resulted in the formation of black ice on State Route 49 which caused a two vehicle accident involving a Dodge Ram pickup truck which will towing an empty flatbed trailer and a Chevrolet Silverado truck. The Silverado, which was travelling so…

The Ferguson fire began July 13, 2018 and continued burning into August. Tragically, 2 firefighters were killed. A CalFire bulldozer operator died on July 14 when his dozer rolled off a sharp ridge. A hotshot from Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park was killed when he was hit by a…

The Ferguson fire began on the Sierra National Forest just west of Yosemite, and spread to parts of the Stanislaus National Forest as well as into southern and western Yosemite National Park.

The PG&E station at Penon Blanco measured a peak wind gust of 70 mph.

The PG&E station at Penon Blanco measured a peak wind gust of 73 mph.

California Highway Patrol reported trees in the road at the intersection of East Westfall Road and Smither Road in Mariposa County.

Reports posted on Facebook of Oak Branches bring knocked down by strong winds in North Fork.

California Highway Patrol reported large trees blocking the roadway 3 miles NE of Squaw Valley.

California Highway Patrol reported a downed tree covering the entire roadway on Burrough Valley Road near the intersection of Cassandra Road near Auberry.

California Highway Patrol reported a downed tree on Acton Road near the intersection of Auberry Road near Auberry.

California Highway Patrol reported a large tree on the road near the intersection of Auberry Road and Beal Fire Road 3E Auberry.

California Highway Patrol reported trees downed on the roadway near the intersection of East Westfall Road and Old Mill Road 7ESE Midpines.

Cascadel Heights measured a peak gust of 58 mph.

Cascadel Heights measured a peak gust of 68 mph.

California Highway Patrol reported 2 trees blown down 2 miles NW of Bass Lake.

California Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down 5 miles NNE of Oakhurst.

California Highway Patrol reported a tree downed and blocking road 222 near Bass Lake. Sustained winds of 43 mph with a peak gusts of 53 mph were reported at the nearby Cascedel Heights Weather Station around 2 hours earlier.

California Highway Patrol reported several dead trees blown down 2 miles NW of Bass Lake.

California Highway Patrol reported a tree fell into a house 3 miles SSE of Bass Lake. Numerous dead trees were reported downed in the area.

California Highway Patrol reported a downed large tree across the road 3S North Fork.

California Highway patrol and media reports of several dead trees and power lines downed due to strong wind gusts.

Public Report 3NNE Auberry of 11 dead pine trees being toppled ranging from 75 to 100 feet in height.

The Mission Fire was located 2 miles east of North Fork in Madera County. It burned 1035 acres in the Sierra Foothills, destroyed three homes and damaged 4 other structures before being contained. The cost of containment was $13.8 million.

The Peak fire was located 9 miles southeast of Mariposa, in Mariposa county. It burned 680 acres and destroyed 2 structures before being contained on September 9. The cost of containment was $1 million.

High temperatures were between 102 and 108 degrees at several locations from September 1 through September 3.

High temperatures were between 104 and 110 degrees at several locations from August 26 through August 31.

High temperatures were generally between 105 and 110 degrees between June 18 and June 23.

High temperatures were generally between 105 and 110 degrees below 3000 feet between June 18 and June 23.

Trained Spotter reported 2 inches of snowfall around 7 miles northwest of Oakhurst which was causing cars to get stuck and vehicles spinning out.

Public report of a measured 24 hour snowfall of 8 inches in North Fork in Madera County.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported. However, wetting rainfall during the month did lessen the short term impacts across the area.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported.

Oakhurst snotel located 5 miles north northeast of Oakhurst (Cedar Valley) reported an estimated storm total snowfall of 8.0 inches.

Trained spotter located 4 miles east northeast of Midpines reported a storm total snowfall of 5.5 inches.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported.

Persistent drought conditions continued to be reported.