Winter Storm — Southern Ventura County Mountains, California

2025-03-12 to 2025-03-15 · Southern Ventura County Mountains, California

Event narrative

Winter storm conditions developed across the southern mountains of Ventura county. Snowfall totals of 4-8 inches were observed along with southerly wind gusts up to 55 MPH.

Wider weather episode

A late-season winter storm brought numerous weather hazards to Southwestern California. Rainfall totals generally ranged between 0.50 and 1.50 inches across coastal areas up to 4 inches in the mountains. Winter storm conditions developed in the mountains with snowfall totals up to 18 inches and southerly wind gusts up to 77 MPH. Thunderstorms, associated with this system, brought some reports of flooding as well as a weak tornado.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268566. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.