California, 2001

Heavy Snow in California, February 10 to 12, 2001

February 10 to 12, 2001 · NWS EKA · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Six to eight inches fell across much of the area with locations near Cape Mendocino receiving eight to 10 inches. Locations above 3500 feet received around 24 inches.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Six to eight inches fell across much of the area with locations near Cape Mendocino receiving eight to 10 inches. Locations above 3500 feet received around 24 inches. Snow fell down to as low as 500 feet.

Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, North Coast Interior

When
February 10, 2:00 PM PST to February 12, 4:00 AM PST
Where
North Coast Interior forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Mendocino Interior

When
February 10, 2:00 PM PST to February 12, 4:00 AM PST
Where
Mendocino Interior forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Upper Trinity River

When
February 10, 2:00 PM PST to February 11, 12:00 PM 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

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: 5233181, 5233182, 5233183.