Heavy Snow — North Coast Interior, California

2011-03-18 to 2011-03-19 · North Coast Interior, California

Event narrative

Several spotters reported snowfall meeting warning criteria. Chain restrictions were also required on some of the main roads.

Wider weather episode

A cold winter storm dropped significant snowfall amounts over Northwest California. This resulted in chain restrictions on the higher elevation roads.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 283423. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.