Winter Storm — Western Siskiyou County, California

2026-01-03 to 2026-01-05 · Western Siskiyou County, California

Event narrative

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 6 to 18 inches at elevations above 5000 feet. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 0.59 inches at Big Rock, 1.80 inches at Scott Mountain near Callahan 6ESE, 2.47 inches at Dutch-Indy, and 1.20 inches at Sawyers Bar.

Wider weather episode

An occluded front and trailing surface trough arriving from the west-southwest brought moderate to heavy snow at elevations above 5000 feet in northern California.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1303470. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.