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Winter Storm in Coastal Monterey County, California
Winter Storm January 18, 1996 – January 19, 1996 · Coastal Monterey County, California
The wider storm
A very powerful Gulf of Alaska storm brought very cold air to the Sacramento valley, with snow reported as low as 500 feet. WSO Redding had 5.4 inches accumulate. Strong winds also accompanied the storm with gusts to 46kt as far south as Yuba County Airport with even higher gusts north of the airport. In the Sierra Nevada, winds gusted to 60kt along the ridges.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5537532. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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