Blizzard — Mountains Southwest Shasta County To Northern Lake County, California

2008-01-04 · Mountains Southwest Shasta County To Northern Lake County, California

Event narrative

The snow level was down to near 3000 feet with one to two feet of snow falling at the higher elevations. Wind gusts reached 75 to 85 mph causing whiteout conditions for an extended period of time.

Wider weather episode

A powerful Pacific storm brought widespread winds gusting to 60 mph and in some areas to more than 80 mph across interior Northern California, causing extensive damage and numerous power outages. Rainfall and liquid equivalent amounts ranged from 2 to 3 inches in the northern Central Valley and 4 to 11 inches in the mountains of Shasta County. Snowfall totals of 3 to 11 feet were reported in the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains, with winds up to and possibly exceeding 100 mph coupled with heavy snow bringing blizzard conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 111567. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.