Winter Storm in Upper Trinity River, California

Winter Storm December 19, 2012 · Upper Trinity River, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several spotters reported snowfall meeting warning criteria, especially at lower elevations. Caltrans posted their highest requirement of 'chains required, no exceptions' on some of the roads. Lots of traffic accidents were reported on these roads and some of them were closed at times due to accidents and snow. There were reports of several power outages 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 419134. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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