California, 2007

Heavy Snow in California, February 24 to 25, 2007

February 24 to 25, 2007 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Another unusually cold late winter storm moved into Southern Oregon and Northern California during this interval. |downgraded to Snow Advisory at 25/1557 PST.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Another unusually cold late winter storm moved into Southern Oregon and Northern California during this interval. Several Heavy Snow Warnings were issued for this system along with a number of Snow Advisories.|Issued Effective Time Warning Zone(s)|24/0352 24/1600-25/1600 Heavy Snow/Winter Storm CAZ080 > 2500-3000 feet|downgraded to Snow Advisory at 25/1557 PST.|24/0352 24/1600-25/1600 Winter Storm CAZ082/083 > 2500 feet.|downgraded to Snow Advisory at 25/1557 PST.

What forecasters said that day

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 Feb 24, 8:45 AM PST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 8:45 AM PST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County

When
February 24, 12:00 PM PST to 5:00 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)

A spotter 4 SSW of Weed at 3950 feet reported 7 inches of snow in 5 hours. Winds also gusted to 45 mph.

Heavy Snow, Western Siskiyou County

When
February 25, 2:00 AM PST to 4:00 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)

A spotter 1N Happy Camp at 1050 feet reported 4.5 inches of snow in 14 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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10357, 10358.