Winter Weather — S Sierra Foothills, California

2017-01-23 · S Sierra Foothills, California

Event narrative

Trained Spotter reported 2 inches of snowfall around 7 miles northwest of Oakhurst which was causing cars to get stuck and vehicles spinning out.

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 677994. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.