Winter Weather — Coastal Del Norte, California

2025-01-03 · Coastal Del Norte, California

Event narrative

Quarter inch hail reported 6 miles southeast of Crescent City, CA.

Lat. 41.69N, Long. -124.11W.

Wider weather episode

A warm front will bring an initial push of precipitation and light snow at higher elevations. A cutoff low will follow, with a converging moisture flux which brought broader precipitation to areas of Del Norte and Humboldt in the following days. A colder air mass approaches in succession of the previously mentioned, bringing 500mb temperature of -27 to -29 Celsius, increasing instability over the weekend.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235993. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.