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Winter Storm in Upper Trinity River, California
Winter Storm December 23, 2015 – December 24, 2015 · Upper Trinity River, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
There were a few snowfall reports that met warning criteria. Snowfall amounts up to a foot were found near South Fork Mountain in western Trinity County. Snow levels were down to as low as the valley floor in Trinity County with chain requirements on Hwy's 3, 36, and 299 ranging from R-1 to R-2. At one point during the day of 12/24, due to heavy snowfall and numerous car and semi-truck spinouts, CHP and Caltrans shut down the pass over Oregon Mountain for 30 minutes to an hour to clear the road.
The wider storm
A significant winter storm brought widespread snowfall to northwest California just in time for holiday travel. Snow levels were low. This resulted in chain requirements on many of the area highways.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 605728. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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