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Winter Storm in North Coast Interior, California

Winter Storm December 19, 2012 – December 20, 2012 · North Coast Interior, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several spotters reported snowfall meeting warning criteria, especially at lower elevations. Chain restrictions were required on some of the main roads and numerous traffic accidents were reported on these roads. Some roads were closed at times due to accidents. There were reports of several power outages, rock/mud slides, and trees blocking roads.

The wider storm

A winter storm dropped significant snowfall amounts over parts of Northwest California. This resulted in road closures and chain restrictions on the higher elevation roads.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 419132. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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