A Winter Storm Warning was issued for California zones CAZ082/083 above 3500 feet at 01/0339, effective from 01/1800 til 02/1200 PST. The snow level was lowered to 3000 feet at 01/1124 PST.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A Winter Storm Warning was issued for California zones CAZ082/083 above 3500 feet at 01/0339, effective from 01/1800 til 02/1200 PST. The snow level was lowered to 3000 feet at 01/1124 PST. It was downgraded to a Snow Advisory at 02/0350 and that was cancelled at 02/1200.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 1, 2:35 PM PST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 600 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006 PZZ350-353-356-370-373-376-021400- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE ARAGO TO FLORENCE, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- CAPE BLANCO TO CAPE ARAGO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR 20 TO 60 NM- PT. ST. GEORGE, CA TO CAPE BLANCO, OR WESTWARD 20 NM- 600 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM. STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT. SEE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ORZ021-022-021400- CURRY COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 600 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. SEE HIGH WIND PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ081-021400- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 600 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM. SEE HIGH WIND WARNING PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM. SEE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. ORZ026-021400- JACKSON COUNTY- 600 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM. SEE WIND ADVISORY PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CAZ082-083-021400- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- 600 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM ABOVE 3500 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. CAZ080-021400- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 600 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM ABOVE 2500 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. ORZ028-021400- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 600 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM. SEE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. ORZ024-021400- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- 600 AM PST WED MAR 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA .DAY ONE...TODAY WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. .INSTRUCTIONS TO SPOTTERS... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GLASER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Mt. Shasta Ski Resort at 5500 feet reported 12 inches of snow overnight.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in California, March 2006
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: 5495367.