Heavy Snow — S Sierra Foothills, California

2017-01-22 to 2017-01-23 · S Sierra Foothills, California

Event narrative

Public report of a measured 24 hour snowfall of 8 inches in North Fork in Madera County.

Wider weather episode

Cold low pressure system moved into central California bringing heavy snowfall to parts of the Sierra Nevada and Kern County Mountains along with wintry weather to the Sierra Foothills.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 677990. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.