Winter Storm — Mountains Southwest Shasta County To Northern Lake County, California

2001-02-09 to 2001-02-12 · Mountains Southwest Shasta County To Northern Lake County, California

Wider weather episode

A cold, prolonged winter storm dumped heavy snow down to the 1500 foot level. Lighter snow fell down to 500 feet. Highways 50 and 88, and Interstate 80 all were temporarily closed due to the heavy snow. Avalanche potential was at its highest level. PG&E reported about 3000 homes were affected by power outages. One to two feet of snow was common below 3000 feet, while the higher terrain measured up to six feet in 72 hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5231127. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.