Following the departure of the warm and very moist system which brought heavy rain to portions of the area on March 6, a cold upper trough approached the area on March 7 and moved through the region during the morning of March 8. This system provided additional liquid precipitation totals of half an inch to an inch over much of the southern Sierra Nevada with the snow level lowering from 5000 feet during the evening of March 7 to 3500 feet by the afternoon of March 8. While precipitation amounts were generally lower in the San Joaquin Valley and the Kern County Mountains, a few locations impacted by heavier showers or thunderstorms on March 8 received over half an inch. Several locations in the higher elevations of the southern Sierra Nevada (above 7000 feet) picked up between 6 an 12 inches of new snow between the evening of March 7 and the afternoon of March 8. There were some reports of funnel clouds in the San Joaquin Valley although there were no confirmed reports of tornadoes from this system. There were several reports of wind gusts exceeding 45 mph in the Kern County Mountains and Deserts and a few low impact indicator sites measured gusts exceeding 70 mph. This cold system moved out of the area during the evening of March 8 with a drier airmass moving into the area behind it.

High Wind in TULARE CTY MTNS, CALIFORNIA
From 08-MAR-19 10:10:00 to 08-MAR-19 10:10:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The Bear Peak RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph.

High Wind in KERN CTY MTNS, CALIFORNIA
From 08-MAR-19 15:27:00 to 08-MAR-19 15:27:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 64.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The Bird Springs Pass RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 74 mph.

High Wind in KERN CTY MTNS, CALIFORNIA
From 08-MAR-19 06:14:00 to 08-MAR-19 06:14:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The Jawbone Canyon RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 73 mph.

High Wind in KERN CTY MTNS, CALIFORNIA
From 08-MAR-19 07:32:00 to 08-MAR-19 07:32:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The Blue Max RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 60 mph.

High Wind in INDIAN WELLS VLY, CALIFORNIA
From 08-MAR-19 07:26:00 to 08-MAR-19 07:26:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The Indian Wells Canyon RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 63 mph.

High Wind in SE KERN CTY DESERT, CALIFORNIA
From 08-MAR-19 22:40:00 to 08-MAR-19 22:40:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Mojave Warren Siding reported a peak wind gust of 60 mph.

Flood in TULARE, CALIFORNIA
From 08-MAR-19 05:47:00 to 08-MAR-19 09:47:00 (PST-8)
Location: SPRINGVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

California Highway Patrol reported flooding at the intersection of State Route 190 and Pleasant Oaks Dr. 4SW Springville.

Funnel Cloud in KINGS, CALIFORNIA
From 07-MAR-19 17:10:00 to 07-MAR-19 17:20:00 (PST-8)
Location: SHIRLEY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

An NWS employee spotted a funnel cloud 4N Hanford which remained well above the ground.

Funnel Cloud in TULARE, CALIFORNIA
From 08-MAR-19 10:25:00 to 08-MAR-19 10:35:00 (PST-8)
Location: NANCEVILLE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Several media reports of a cold air funnel northwest of Porterville.