Heavy Snow — Central Siskiyou County, California

2021-12-24 to 2021-12-27 · Central Siskiyou County, California

Event narrative

A spotter 1WNW Yreka reported 6.8 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 27/0700 PST. He also reported a storm total of 11.9 inches. A spotter 0.9WNW Yreka reported 5.9 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 25/0800 PST, and 7.0 inches of snow in 48 hours ending at 26/0700 PST.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged winter storm brought snow to unusually low elevations in northern California and heavy amounts in the mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 992512. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.