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Winter Weather in Mountains Southwest Shasta County To Northern Lake County, California
Winter Weather December 25, 2012 – December 26, 2012 · Mountains Southwest Shasta County To Northern Lake County, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
A band of precipitation came through the coastal and northern mountains beginning Christmas morning and ending the following morning. Rain amounts were between 0.25 to 1.00 inch. Snow data were unavailable for this zone. Snow estimates were approximately 6-8 for the storm total above 2500-3000 feet, which did not meet the warning criteria for the time period.
The wider storm
Another strong winter storm brought an additional 1/2 to over 2 feet of heavy snow to the mountains and gusty winds 40-50+ mph to the Sierra Nevada Christmas Day into the morning of December 26th. Rainfall amounts in lower elevations ranged from 0.50 inches to 2.25 inches.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 425715. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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