Heavy Snow — Kern Cty Mtns, California

2001-01-08 · Kern Cty Mtns, California

Wider weather episode

Light snow amounts occurred that in a more normal month should have been substantially larger. Abnormally dry conditions continued into the month of January from the dry months of November and December for Interior Central California. Lodgepole received 6" of new snow in the Tulare County Mountains and Pine Mountain Club 5" in the Kern Mountains. Mariposa received 0.74" of rain at lower elevations of the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5230124. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.