Winter Storm — Santa Barbara County Mountains, California

2021-01-25 · Santa Barbara County Mountains, California

Event narrative

Winter storm conditions impacted the mountains of Santa Barbara county. Snowfall totals of 1 to 3 inches combined with southerly winds, gusting up to 67 MPH, to produce hazardous winter weather conditions.

Wider weather episode

A cold Winter storm impacted the mountains of Central and Southern California. Snowfall totals, ranging from 2 to 8 inches, and wind gusts up to 65 MPH created winter storm conditions across the mountains of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 942737. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.