California, 1999

Winter Storm in California, February 9, 1999

February 9, 1999 · NWS MFR · 4 events in 1 county or zone

The heavy snow episode over Southern Oregon also affected Siskiyou County in Northern California. Unfortunately, no warning was issued for this area.

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 MFR wrote it up.

The heavy snow episode over Southern Oregon also affected Siskiyou County in Northern California. Unfortunately, no warning was issued for this area.

Event by event

4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Siskiyou

When
February 9, 8:16 AM PST
Where
Siskiyou forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter SY42 at MacDoel reported 10" snow since midnight.

Winter Storm, Siskiyou

When
February 9, 8:24 AM PST
Where
Siskiyou forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter at Etna reported 6" snow overnight.

Winter Storm, Siskiyou

When
February 9, 8:24 AM PST
Where
Siskiyou forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter at Happy Camp reported 6" snow overnight.

Winter Storm, Siskiyou

When
February 9, 12:00 PM PST
Where
Siskiyou forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Spotter SY39 at Weed reported 13 inches snow in past 24 hours.

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

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: 5682119, 5682120, 5682121, 5682122.