Three waves of Pacific atmospheric-river-type storms brought significant wet weather to California. The first wave (late Feb 5 through Feb 6) brought 1-1.5 of liquid equivalent for the Sierra, which equated to several inches of fresh snow. The second wave (early Feb 7 through early Feb 8) brought over a foot of snow to the mountains, with snow levels beginning at approximately 3500 ft on Friday morning rising to above 6500 ft by Saturday morning. The valley received 0.50-1.00 of rain and the mountains received 2-4 of liquid equivalent. The third wave (Feb 8 through Feb 10) brought 0.50-1.00 of rain for the valley and 2-4 of liquid equivalent for the Sierra, which equated to an additional 1-3 ft of snow above 6500ft.
Storm total for the entire 5-day event was 20-80 of snow over the mountains which equated to 10 to 15 of liquid for the Sierra and 5-8 of liquid for the northern mountains and coastal range. The valley received 2-4 of rain total, and the foothills received 3-5 of rain total.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 05-FEB-14 16:00:00 to 06-FEB-14 18:00:00 (PST-8)
Reported by: SNOTEL

The first wave of Pacific storms started Wednesday evening, Feb. 5, and continued through Thursday afternoon, Feb. 6th. This wave only brought approximately 4-8 inches to the western slope of the Sierra. Majority of ski resorts and SNOTELs reported 4-6 inches above 7000ft, and Blue Canyon received approximately 4 inches at 5200ft. Local news reported a fatal accident on I-80 near Soda Springs. A woman was killed by a car spinning out of control from the wintry weather at approximately 5:40pm, which struck her and she was thrown 80-100 ft. She and her driver were standing outside on the shoulder at the time, due to their own car spinning out a short time earlier.

Flash Flood in BUTTE, CALIFORNIA
From 09-FEB-14 22:00:00 to 10-FEB-14 01:30:00 (PST-8)
Location: MULLBERRY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 700.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

A heavy band of rain moved through Chico approximately 10pm on Sunday, Feb. 9th, through past midnight. The city of Chico received approximately 0.80 inches in 30-40 minutes, and approximately 1.00 inch in an hour, with additional heavy rainfall on the foothills to the east. A new subdivision that was under construction had pour drainage causing occupied homes to flood, particularly on Bancroft Drive. The houses that reported significant damage were addresses 2855, 2857, 2859, 2861, and 2863 on Bancroft Drive located near East 20th St, just east of Bruce Road. A wall of water came from the foothills to the east that overwhelmed the drains filling up the surrounding area, and rose as high as 2 ft into some of the homes causing significant damage. Note: the area selected includes the significantly damaged homes, but reports of flooded streets extended through many of the subdivisions in the area with no damage reported.

Winter Storm in SHASTA LAKE/NORTH SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
From 07-FEB-14 09:00:00 to 08-FEB-14 01:00:00 (PST-8)
Reported by: Mesonet

A Pacific storm brought snow Friday and Friday night for northwest Shasta County mountains. Slate Creek near Dunsmuir (5700ft) reported a storm total of approximately 12 inches when snow levels were around 3000-4000 ft Friday. The area received 1-4 inches of liquid equivalent.

Winter Storm in MT SHASTA/WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
From 07-FEB-14 01:00:00 to 08-FEB-14 00:00:00 (PST-8)
Reported by: Mesonet

A Pacific storm brought snow Friday and Friday night for Southern Cascade/Northern Sierra mountains. Harkness Flat near Chester (6200ft) reported a storm total of approximately 14 inches when snow levels were around 3500-4500 ft Friday. Some higher locations were estimated to receive over 2-3 ft of snow Friday. The area received 2-4 inches of liquid equivalent.

Winter Storm in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 07-FEB-14 02:00:00 to 08-FEB-14 01:00:00 (PST-8)
Reported by: COOP Observer

A Pacific storm brought snow Friday and Friday night for the northern Sierra Nevada. Blue Canyon (5200ft) reported a storm total of approximately 14 inches when snow levels were around 3500-4500 ft Friday. Kingvale (6200ft) reported a storm total of 20 inches. The ski resorts (8000-9000ft) reported 1 to 1.5ft of storm total snow. The area received 2-4 inches of liquid equivalent.

Winter Storm in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 08-FEB-14 10:00:00 to 10-FEB-14 08:00:00 (PST-8)
Reported by: SNOTEL

The third Pacific storm wave was semi-connected to the second wave and began mid day Feb 8, but lasted through early Feb 10. Snow levels started off around 5000-6000 ft Saturday but rose to over 7000 ft by Monday. This wave brought 2-4 of liquid equivalent for the Sierra, which equated to an additional 1-2.5 ft of snow above 6500ft. Carson's Pass (8350ft) reported 29 of snow total mid-day Saturday through early Monday, and Ebbett's Pass (8760ft) reported 31 of snow total and Echo Peak (7670ft) reported 36 of snow during that time.  Ski resorts reported an additional 1-2 ft of snow.