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Heavy Snow in Kings Canyon Np, California
Heavy Snow January 3, 2024 · Kings Canyon Np, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The State Lakes SNOTEL (10419 feet) picked up an estimated 14.0 inches of new snowfall.
The wider storm
A large upper level low pressure system dropped southeast over the Great Basin on January 3 which pushed a cold front across central California. This system produced moderate to locally heavy rainfall for a short time over the lower elevations and 12 to 18 inches of new snowfall above 6000 feet from Fresno County northward as well as 5 to 10 inches of next snow above 6000 feet in Tulare County. Rainfall amounts were generally a half inch to an inch of rain in the Sierra foothills, a quarter to half inch of rainfall in the central San Joaquin Valley and a tenth to a quarter inch in the south San Joaquin Valley.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1146690. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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