Winter Storm — North Central & Southeast Siskiyou County, California

2026-01-03 to 2026-01-05 · North Central & Southeast Siskiyou County, California

Event narrative

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 8 to 30 inches at elevations above 5000 feet. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 1.95 inches at Long Prairie, 2.11 inches at Tennant South, 0.55 inches at Tennant Road, and 2.25 inches at Medicine Lake near Tulelake 26SSW.

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 1303472. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.