Heavy Snow — Northwestern Mendocino Interior, California

2023-02-22 to 2023-02-24 · Northwestern Mendocino Interior, California

Event narrative

Total snowfall of 6 inches in Willits.

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 1086057. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.