Winter Storm, Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County
- When
- December 26, 5:00 AM PST to December 27, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County forecast zone
Winter Storm in California, December 26 to 27, 1996
Accumulations of 3 feet along US highway 50 and Interstate 80 created highway closures and delays of two to four hours for travelers returning from the holiday.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.
Accumulations of 3 feet along US highway 50 and Interstate 80 created highway closures and delays of two to four hours for travelers returning from the holiday.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- December 26, 5:00 AM PST to December 27, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26, 1996
- Flooding in Oregon, December 26 to 31, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Nevada, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Winter Weather in New York, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Flooding in Washington, December 26 to 31, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26 to 29, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 26, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 26, 1996
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 26 to 27, 1996
More
Every storm in California in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5578678, 5578679.