Heavy Snow — Northwestern Mendocino Interior, California

2021-03-08 to 2021-03-09 · Northwestern Mendocino Interior, California

Event narrative

Six inches of snow at an elevation of 4000 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 944854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.