Heavy Snow — Del Norte Interior, California

2018-03-01 to 2018-03-02 · Del Norte Interior, California

Event narrative

CALTRANS snowplow driver reported 18 inches of snow near the Collier Tunnel on HWY 199. Time estimated.

Wider weather episode

Cold air aloft spread across northwest California as an upper trough deepened over the northeastern Pacific. Coastal small hail and mountain snow occurred as a result.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 739266. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.