California, 2005

Storm Surge and Heavy Snow in California, January 7 to 9, 2005

January 7 to 9, 2005 · NWS EKA · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

3 heavy snow, 1 storm surge/tide, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$5,000
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.

Event by event

3 heavy snow, 1 storm surge/tide. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, North Coast Interior

When
January 7, 4:00 PM PST to January 9, 12:00 PM PST
Where
North Coast Interior forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA

8-16" snow during event

Heavy Snow, Upper Trinity River

When
January 7, 10:00 PM PST to January 9, 12:00 PM PST
Where
Upper Trinity River forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA

10-20" snow during event

Heavy Snow, Mendocino Interior

When
January 7, 10:00 PM PST to January 9, 12:00 PM PST
Where
Mendocino Interior forecast zone
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA

10"+ snow during event. Infnat died in snow related auto accident.

Storm Surge/Tide, Redwood Coast

When
January 9, 7:00 AM PST to 11:00 AM PST
Where
Redwood Coast forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

innundation of King Salmon area occured

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
Storm Surge/Tide
Water pushed ashore above the normal tide by a storm’s winds and low pressure.

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: 5438446, 5438447, 5438448, 5438449.