Winter Weather — Northwestern Mendocino Interior, California

2021-03-09 to 2021-03-10 · Northwestern Mendocino Interior, California

Event narrative

Public report of 2 inches of snow at an elevation of 1800 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 944870. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.