Winter Storm, Ne & Ec Shasta
- When
- February 20, 3:25 PM PST to February 21, 3:25 AM PST
- Where
- Ne & Ec Shasta forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in California, February 20 to 21, 1999
Middle elevations received 6 to 8 inches of snow while higher terrain received 2 to 4 feet. Portions of Interstate 80 and Highway 50 were temporarily closed.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Middle elevations received 6 to 8 inches of snow while higher terrain received 2 to 4 feet. Portions of Interstate 80 and Highway 50 were temporarily closed.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Nw & Nc Shasta
- When
- February 20, 3:25 PM PST to February 21, 3:25 AM PST
- Where
- Nw & Nc Shasta forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Sw Shasta/W Tehama/W Glenn/X Nw Colusa/N Lake
- When
- February 20, 3:25 PM PST to February 21, 3:25 AM PST
- Where
- Sw Shasta/W Tehama/W Glenn/X Nw Colusa/N Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, W Sierra T X W/C Nevada/C Placer/C El Dorado/E Amador/Ne Calaveras/C & Ne Tuolumne/Sw Alpine
- When
- February 20, 3:25 PM PST to February 21, 3:25 AM PST
- Where
- W Sierra T X W/C Nevada/C Placer/C El Dorado/E Amador/Ne Calaveras/C & Ne Tuolumne/Sw Alpine forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, X Se Shasta/X E Tehama/W Plumas T X Sw
- When
- February 20, 3:25 PM PST to February 21, 3:25 AM PST
- Where
- X Se Shasta/X E Tehama/W Plumas T X Sw forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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 Surf in California, February 20, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 20 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, February 20 to 21, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, February 20 to 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 20 to 21, 1999
- Flood in Hawaii, February 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 20, 1999
- Flood in Hawaii, February 20, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 20, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 20 to 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 20 to 21, 1999
More
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 1999
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: 5680896, 5680897, 5681253, 5681254, 5681255.