High Wind, Siskiyou
- When
- February 6, 3:19 AM PST
- Where
- Siskiyou forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
Spotter 6 mi. S of Yreka
High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, February 6, 1998
4 heavy rain, 2 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy rain, 2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Siskiyou
- When
- February 6, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- Siskiyou forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
Recorded by Weed automated station
Heavy Rain, Siskiyou
- When
- February 6, 10:15 AM PST
- Where
- Siskiyou County, Weed
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter in Weed recorded 12 hr. rainfall total of 1.75
Heavy Rain, Siskiyou
- When
- February 6, 4:25 PM PST
- Where
- Siskiyou County, Weed
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter 6 mi. W of Black Butte recorded 24 hr. rainfall total of 3.21
Heavy Rain, Siskiyou
- When
- February 6, 5:05 PM PST
- Where
- Siskiyou County, Mt Shasta
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mt. Shasta Coop Observer recorded 24 hr. rainfall total of 3.21 inches and 10.05 since Feb. 1
Heavy Rain, Siskiyou
- When
- February 6, 5:23 PM PST
- Where
- Siskiyou County, Black Butte
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter 3 mi. NW of Mt. Shasta recorded 24 hr. rainfall total of 2.17 in.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flood in California, February 6 to 9, 1998
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 6, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 6, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 6, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, February 6, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 6, 1998
- Flooding in Nevada, February 6, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 6, 1998
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 6, 1998
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 6, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 6, 1998
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 6, 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: 5631683, 5631684, 5631685, 5631686, 5631687, 5631688.