Heavy Snow, North Coast Interior
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM PST to February 10, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- North Coast Interior forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 10, 1999
A powerful Pacific storm brought heavy snow to the Northwest California mountains and some snowfall down to sea level. Trinity Center reported 24 inches of snowfall by noon on the 9th.
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 EKA wrote it up.
A powerful Pacific storm brought heavy snow to the Northwest California mountains and some snowfall down to sea level. Trinity Center reported 24 inches of snowfall by noon on the 9th. In southeastern Humboldt County near South Fork Mountain, 17 1/2 inches of snow fell. At the WSR-88D radar, 14 inches fell. Hayfork experienced brief blizzard conditions at 1520 PST on the 9th - visibility was reduced to 300 feet with 30 knot winds. Numerous locations reported 4 to 6 inches.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Upper Trinity River
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM PST to February 10, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Upper Trinity River forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, February 8, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 8, 1999
- Flood in Indiana, February 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5688344, 5688345.