Winter Storm, Shasta Lake/North Shasta County
- When
- February 25, 7:00 AM PST to February 28, 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Shasta Lake/North Shasta County forecast zone
Winter Storm in California, February 25 to 28, 1996
A cold, slow moving storm system produced a variety of weatheracross Southern California. Snow levels dropped to 1500 to 2000 feet.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 LOX wrote it up.
A cold, slow moving storm system produced a variety of weatheracross Southern California. Snow levels dropped to 1500 to 2000 feet. Mountain areas received 1 to 2 feet of snow while the Antelope Valley received up to 6 inches of snow. On the 25th, snow forced the closure of the Grapevine on Interstate 5for several hours. Thunderstorms developed in the cold, unstable air producing one-quarter to one-half inch hail. Coastal areasreceived betweeen .50 and 1.50 inches of rain.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Northern Sacramento Valley
- When
- February 25, 7:00 AM PST to February 28, 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Winter Storm, Central Sacramento Valley
- When
- February 25, 7:00 AM PST to February 28, 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Winter Storm, Southern Sacramento Valley
- When
- February 25, 7:00 AM PST to February 28, 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Southern Sacramento Valley 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
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New York, February 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 25 to 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Massachusetts, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 25 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in New Hampshire, February 25, 1996
More
Every storm in California in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5536817, 5536818, 5536819, 5536820.