Heavy Snow — Mendocino Interior, California

2011-03-23 to 2011-03-25 · Mendocino Interior, California

Event narrative

Several spotters reported snowfall meeting warning criteria. Chain restrictions were required on some of the main roads and numerous hazards were reported on some of these roads. A few power outages were also reported across the area.

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 283443. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.