Heavy Snow — Mendocino Interior, California

1998-12-19 to 1998-12-20 · Mendocino Interior, California

Wider weather episode

Six to eight inches of snow fell above 500 feet with snow falling all the way down to sea level. The greatest snow depths were in Central Trinity, Southern Humboldt and Northern Mendocino Counties. Highway 101 was closed from Fortuna to Willits (90 miles) for much of the night of the 19th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5673541. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.