High Wind — Mariposa - Madera Lower Sierra, California

2023-01-08 · Mariposa - Madera Lower Sierra, California

Event narrative

The PG&E station at Miami Mountain measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system which moved through northern California brought another round of light to moderate precipitation along with strong winds gusts to the between the evening of January 7 and the early afternoon of January 8. While the strong winds were not as prevalent as they were during the January 4 and 5 storm, several stations did measure brief gusts exceeding 60 mph. Precipitation amounts were generally not as significant as they had been with the previous storm, but a half an inch to an inch of liquid precipitation was received Sierra Nevada near Yosemite Park with a quarter to a half inch further south between Yosemite Park and Kings Canyon. Amounts were generally a tenth of an inch or less south of Kings Canyon. The snow level was around 5000 feet for much of this event with several higher elevation stations in Yosemite Park picking up between 5 and 10 inches of new snowfall. Rainfall in the San Joaquin Valley was generally aa quarter to a half an inch north of Fresno with a tenth to a quarter inch further south. Much of the south end of the valley in Kern County picked up a tenth of an inch or less.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1063376. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.