Heavy Snow — Southern Sierra Nevada-yosemite National Park To Kings Canyon, California

1998-02-06 to 1998-02-10 · Southern Sierra Nevada-yosemite National Park To Kings Canyon, California

Event narrative

12 inches of snow in the 1st 24 hours ending by 0600 on the 7th...an additional 18-24" by the 8th...then another 8" by the morning of 9th...and then an additional 8" by the morning of the 10th at Mammoth Mountain (Over 4 feet in 4 days). Badger Pass in Yosemite National Park received 6" of new snow in the early morning hours of the 6th with an additional 12" of new snow in the early morning hours of the 7th. At Fish Camp in Mariposa County at the 5000-foot level, a spotter reported over 30" of snow fell primarily on calendar day 2/7/98.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5638680. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.