Winter Storm — Western Siskiyou County, California

2024-03-04 to 2024-03-05 · Western Siskiyou County, California

Event narrative

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 6 to 20 inches at elevations above 2500 feet. Snowfall was reported of 18.5 inches at Etna 3.9 NNW. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.68 inches at Quartz Hill, 0.64 inches at Etna, 2.02 inches at Dutch Indy, and 2.29 inches at Somes Bar.

Wider weather episode

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1168441. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.