California, 1999

Winter Storm in California, March 24, 1999

March 24, 1999 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A Winter Storm Warning was issued for Siskiyou County above 4000 feet at 1834 PST on 03/24/99 and cancelled at 2357 PST on 03/24/99. The warning was an upgrade from a Snow Advisory issued at 1400 PST on 03/23/99.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Winter Storm Warning was issued for Siskiyou County above 4000 feet at 1834 PST on 03/24/99 and cancelled at 2357 PST on 03/24/99. The warning was an upgrade from a Snow Advisory issued at 1400 PST on 03/23/99.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Siskiyou

When
March 24, 4:30 PM PST
Where
Siskiyou forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

A Spotter 6 miles west of Black Butte reported 8 inches of snow from 0400 to 1600 at 4000 feet.

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

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5686895.