Winter Storm — Western Siskiyou County, California

2024-02-28 to 2024-02-29 · Western Siskiyou County, California

Event narrative

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 4 to 18 inches at elevations above 3000 feet. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.32 inches at Quartz Hill, 0.50 inches at Callahan #2, 0.52 inches at Slater Butte, 0.58 inches at Etna, and 1.86 inches at Dutch Indy.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moving southeast out of the Gulf of Alaska brought lowering snow levels and heavy snow to northern California.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1165328. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.