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Flood — Fresno, CA

Dec 10, 2022

A strong low pressure system slowly moved across central California on December 10 and 11 providing the area with moderate to heavy precipitation. The precipitation fell as snow above 5000 feet with several SNOTEL stations picking up between 18 and 30 inches of estimated new snowfall. The snow level lowered to near 3000 feet by the afternoon of December 11 with some stations in the Sierra Nevada and higher foothills picking up between 3 and 6 inches of new snowfall. Many stations in the Sierra N

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1060465). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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