Heavy Snow — South Central Siskiyou County, California

2021-12-15 · South Central Siskiyou County, California

Event narrative

A spotter 3SSE Mount Shasta City reported 14.0 inches of snow in 7 hours ending at 15/1415 PST. The cooperative observer in Mount Shasta City recorded 15.0 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 16/0900 PST.

Wider weather episode

A series of storms brought heavy snow and strong winds to some parts of northern California. This particular storm caused accidents and breakdowns that closed Interstate 5 in northern California for 23 hours between 15/1330 PST and 16/1230 PST.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 989783. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.