Heavy Snow in Tulare Cty Mtns, California

Heavy Snow February 17, 2017 – February 18, 2017 · Tulare Cty Mtns, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trained Spotter near Ponderosa reported a measured 24 hour snowfall of 24 inches in Tulare County. Also reported a snow pack of 6 feet and 7 inches and a season total snowfall of 11 feet and 1 inch.

The wider storm

A series of strong low pressure systems accompanied with tropical moisture influxes brought strong winds, heavy rainfall, flooding, debris flows, funnel cloud reports, and high elevation snows to the central California region. Precipitation was enhanced at times by orographical lifting.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 682731. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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