Heavy Snow — Tulare County Mountains, California

1999-03-08 to 1999-03-09 · Tulare County Mountains, California

Wider weather episode

Typical heavy snow period for the Southern Sierra Nevada with 10-12 inches of new snow reported at Fish Camp from 2 PM until 6 AM on 3/9/99. Mammoth Mountain received 8-10 inches of new snow and Tuolumne Meadows got 14 inches of new snow overnight at its high elevation. Oakhurst, at the 2600 foot level, received a couple of inches. Preceding this storm on the 8th, southeast wind was noted in the Oakhurst area at 20 MPH gusting to 46 MPH at 2123 PST. Following the frontal passage, thunderstorms during the day on the 9th in CA Zone 22, Southern Sierra Nevada,

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5689175. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.