Winter Storm — Mountains Southwestern Shasta County To Western Colusa County, California

2024-02-29 · Mountains Southwestern Shasta County To Western Colusa County, California

Event narrative

CoCoRaHS at similar elevations measured snow amounts of 1 to 2 inches in 24 hours. The National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center estimated snow amounts of 2 to 8 inches over the same timeframe.

Wider weather episode

The coldest and snowiest storm of the season arrived at the end of February and continued into early March, bringing substantial disruptions to daily life. Widespread power outages and extended road closures were observed in the mountains and foothills from extremely heavy snow and strong, gusty southerly winds from February 29th through early March. Moderate to locally heavy rain was observed in the Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1164993. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.