Heavy Snow — Riverside County Mountains, California

2024-03-30 to 2024-03-31 · Riverside County Mountains, California

Event narrative

A strong low pressure system brought heavy snow to portions of the Riverside County Mountains March 30-31. Some notable storm total snowfall amounts include: 9-12 inches at Pine Cove (6100' in elevation) and 9 inches at Long Valley Mount San Jacinto (8400').

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system and an associated atmospheric river impacted Southern California on March 30th and 31st. This event saw impacts in the forms of heavy rain, some scattered thunderstorms, and snow to mountain communities above 5000 feet in elevation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1169258. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.