Heavy Snow — Northern Humboldt Interior, California

2023-02-21 to 2023-02-22 · Northern Humboldt Interior, California

Event narrative

Observer four miles northwest of Willow Creek reported 24 hour snowfall of 11.5 inches at an elevation of 3142 feet. Snow primarily fell overnight.

Wider weather episode

Snow was reported all the way to the coast with heavy snow in the mountains as the coldest in a series of storms impacted the region beginning February 20/21. For the next two weeks storms continuously impacted the region with bouts of heavy snow in the mountainous terrain. Anecdotal reports from people who have lived in the area for a long time said this cold period into early March resulted in the heaviest snow at elevations between 1500 and 4000 feet since the 1980s.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1085774. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.