Winter Storm, Siskiyou
- When
- February 20, 4:00 PM PST to February 21, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Siskiyou forecast zone
Winter Storm in California, February 20 to 21, 1998
A strong frontal system supported by a 150-170 kt jet brought high winds and heavy snow and rain to far northern California. Winds ahead of the front ranged from 30 to 50 mph but gusted higher in favored valley locations but gusted as high as 62 mph at Weed in the Shasta Valley.
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 MFR wrote it up.
A strong frontal system supported by a 150-170 kt jet brought high winds and heavy snow and rain to far northern California. Winds ahead of the front ranged from 30 to 50 mph but gusted higher in favored valley locations but gusted as high as 62 mph at Weed in the Shasta Valley. Impressive snowfall amounts accumulated mainly in the southern and western mountains of Siskiyou county. Up p to 3 ft. mainly in a 12 hr. period. Accumulations include: Mt. Shasta City 23", Spotter 1/2 mi. west of Mt. Shasta City 36", Mt. Shasta Ski Park 4 ft. Near Weed 12" with drifts to 3 ft., McCloud 30", Black Butte 15", Fort Jones 5-8", and Alturas 3". The 23" reported by the Coop. Observer at Mt. Shasta City was a new 24 hr. record. This storm was one of several that produced heavy precipitation over the orographically favored areas of southern Syskiyou county. Mt. Shasta City received a monthly snowfall total of 62 inches with a total liquid equivalent of 21.80 inches. Dunsmir reported a monthly water equivlalent total of 27.48 inches with 11.8 inches of snow. McCloud reported 41 inches of snow and a water equivalent of 28.80.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Modoc County Except Surprise Valley
- When
- February 20, 4:00 PM PST to February 21, 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Modoc County Except Surprise 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
- Flood in Florida, February 20 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 20, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 20, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 20 to 22, 1998
- Winter Storm in Oregon, February 20 to 21, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, February 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 20, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Missouri, February 20 to 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 20, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, February 20, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 20, 1998
More
Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 1998
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: 5629416, 5629417.