Winter Weather — Tulare Cty Foothills, California

2011-11-11 to 2011-11-12 · Tulare Cty Foothills, California

Wider weather episode

A low pressure trough moved into California on November 10th. Ahead of the trough, a strong offshore flow brought southeast winds to the region. As these winds downsloped through the Tejon and Tehachapi Passes, very warm and above-normal temperatures occurred in the south end of the San Joaquin Valley. Bakersfield had a high of 78 on November 10th, and 76 the next day. Winds gusted at the base of the Grapevine as well, reaching 61 mph during the afternoon of November 10th, and 73 mph before sunrise the following morning.

This storm also brought snow across the Southern Sierra and Kern County Mountains. Snowfall reports included 7 inches of new snow at Ponderosa and 2th. Snow fell at Pine Mountain Club (at 6100 feet in the western Tehachapi Mountains) during the evening of November 11th, and winds gusted to 56 mph at the base of the Grapevine during the morning g hours of the 12th. A high pressure ridge built over the east Pacific, setting up a dry northwest wind flow over California.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 355348. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.