High Wind, North Coast Interior
- When
- February 24, 10:00 PM PST to February 25, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- North Coast Interior forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow and Damaging Wind in California, February 24 to 26, 2004
3 high wind, 1 heavy snow, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:26 UTC.
Event by event
3 high wind, 1 heavy snow, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Redwood Coast
- When
- February 25, 12:00 AM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Redwood Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Mendocino Coast
- When
- February 25, 1:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mendocino Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Upper Trinity River
- When
- February 25, 6:00 AM PST to February 26, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Upper Trinity River forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOTEL reported snow accumulations of up to 28 inches above 4000 feet.
Thunderstorm Wind, Humboldt
- When
- February 25, 1:28 PM PST to 1:30 PM PST
- Where
- Humboldt County, 15 mi S of Orick
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.067, -124.067
Patrick's Point State Park
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 24, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 24, 2004
- Strong Wind in Washington, February 24, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 24, 2004
- Tornado in Texas, February 24, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 24, 2004
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 24, 2004
- Heavy Rain in Florida, February 24 to 26, 2004
- Winter Weather in Texas, February 24 to 25, 2004
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, February 24, 2004
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 24, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Texas, February 24, 2004
More
Every storm in California in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2004
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: 5385203, 5385201, 5385202, 5385200, 5385204.