California, 2006

Heavy Snow in California, February 17 to 18, 2006

February 17 to 18, 2006 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

No warning or advisory was in effect at the time.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

No warning or advisory was in effect at the time.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties

When
February 17, 8:00 AM PST to February 18, 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)

The cooperative observer at Lava Beds National Monument reported 10.5 inches of snow in 24 hours.

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: 5491939.