Winter Weather — Southern Trinity, California

2021-03-08 to 2021-03-09 · Southern Trinity, California

Event narrative

Snow accumulation of 2 inches at an elevation of 2762 feet.

Wider weather episode

A large upper-level trough slowly evolved south and eastward over the northeast Pacific Ocean during early to middle portions of March. Multiple waves of showers spread inland across northwest California as a result. Accumulating snowfall occurred across the mountains with the passing showers, while isolated instances of small hail were observed at sea level along the coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 944852. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.