California, 2004Heavy Snow in California, December 25 to 27, 2004
December 25 to 27, 2004 · NWS MFR · 15 events in 4 counties and zones
A Winter Storm Warning was issued for CAZ080/081 above 2500 feet and all of CAZ082 at 0430 PST on 12/25, effective from 2100 PST on 12/25 until 1100 PST on 12/26 (CAZ080/081) and 0900 12/27 (CAZ082). to 27/1100 PST at 25/1300 PST, to 27/2000 PST at 27/1122 PST, and finally to 28/0600 PST at 27/1441 PST.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
A Winter Storm Warning was issued for CAZ080/081 above 2500 feet and all of CAZ082 at 0430 PST on 12/25, effective from 2100 PST on 12/25 until 1100 PST on 12/26 (CAZ080/081) and 0900 12/27 (CAZ082). The warning for CAZ082 was extended three times...to 27/1100 PST at 25/1300 PST, to 27/2000 PST at 27/1122 PST, and finally to 28/0600 PST at 27/1441 PST. The warning for CAZ080/081 was cancelled at 26/1227 PST, for CAZ082 at 27/2025 PST. Reports of heavy snow also came in from zones CAZ084, it appears that the warning should have been issued for CAZ083/084 as well, but the only special product in effect for this event in those areas was a Snow Advisory for CAZ083.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 25, 8:00 PM PST to December 26, 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- South Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mount Shasta City cooperative observer recorded 12 inches of snow in 24 hours.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 12:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- South Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter 1N Mount Shasta reported 10 inches of snow in 16 hours.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 3:00 AM PST to December 27, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- South Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mount Shasta Ski Resort recorded 27 inches of snow in 24 hours beginning at 0300 PST on 12/26, then another 5 inches from 0300 PST on 12/27 until 1000 PST on 12/27. Storm total 32 inches.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 3:00 AM PST to December 27, 7:30 AM PST
- Where
- South Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter 3NW Mount Shasta recorded 27 inches of snow in 28 hours.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 3:20 AM PST to 3:20 PM PST
- Where
- South Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter 6NW Mount Shasta reported 12 inches of snow in 12 hours.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 6:00 AM PST to 12:41 PM PST
- Where
- South Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter at Mount Shasta reported 6 inches of snow in just over 6 hours.
Heavy Snow, Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 6:00 AM PST to December 27, 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter 4SSW Weed recorded 28 inches of snow in 27 hours.
Heavy Snow, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties
- When
- December 26, 8:00 AM PST to December 27, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.592, -121.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter 1WSW MacDoel recorded 14 inches of snow in 24 hours.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 10:00 AM PST to December 27, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- South Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dunsmuir cooperative observer recorded 12 inches of snow in 24 hours.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 1:00 PM PST to December 27, 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- South Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sand Flat at 6750 feet recorded 28 inches of snow during this 24 hour time period.
Heavy Snow, Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 1:00 PM PST to December 27, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter 4SW Weed recorded 25 inches of snow in 21 hours, with a storm total of 33 inches.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 4:30 PM PST to December 27, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- South Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter 1N Mount Shasta recorded 14 inches of snow in 15.5 hours.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 5:00 PM PST to December 27, 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- South Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotter 6NW Mount Shasta recorded 17 inches of snow in 13 hours.
Heavy Snow, Western Siskiyou County
- When
- December 26, 5:00 PM PST to December 27, 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cooperative observer at Callahan recorded 18 inches of snow in 24 hours.
Heavy Snow, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties
- When
- December 26, 8:00 PM PST to December 27, 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.592, -121.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mt. Hebron cooperative observer recorded 13.5 inches of snow in 24 hours.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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: 5429114, 5429118, 5429112, 5429120, 5429119, 5429117, 5429121, 5429184, 5429115, 5429113, 5429185, 5429183, 5429182, 5429186, 5429116.