Winter Weather — Southwestern Humboldt, California

2020-01-15 to 2020-01-16 · Southwestern Humboldt, California

Event narrative

Snowfall total of 3.5 inches at an elevation of 1644 feet.

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 870983. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.