Winter Weather — Del Norte Interior, California

2020-01-15 to 2020-01-16 · Del Norte Interior, California

Event narrative

Public report of 4.5 inches of snow in Gasquet at an elevation of 400-500 feet. Numerous trees down.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough amplified as it moved across the west coast. Widespread precipitation occurred with the trough including heavy mountain snow. In addition, freezing levels locally fell below 1000 feet across portions of Del Norte and Humboldt County resulting in numerous impacts associated with travel, tree damage, and power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 870790. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.