California, 2012Heavy Snow in California, April 11 to 12, 2012
April 11 to 12, 2012 · NWS MFR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A wet and cold late season storm brought heavy snow to portions of western and central Siskiyou county.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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A wet and cold late season storm brought heavy snow to portions of western and central Siskiyou county.
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 Apr 11, 3:14 PM PST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 3:14 PM PST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 11, 12:42 PM PST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
142 PM PDT WED APR 11 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0142 PM HAIL 3 NE APPLEGATE 42.29N 123.13W
04/11/2012 E0.25 INCH JACKSON OR TRAINED SPOTTER
IN HEAVY SHOWERS
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STOCKTONLocal storm report, Apr 11, 2:58 PM PST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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- When
- April 11, 5:00 PM PST to April 12, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- North Central & Southeast Siskiyou County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter N Tennant reported 10.0 inches of snow in 12 hours ending at 12/0500 PST.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- April 11, 5:00 PM PST to April 12, 5:00 AM 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 N Tennant in adjacent zone CAZ083 reported 10.0 inches of snow in 12 hours ending at 12/0500 PST. Given this report along with heavier rain amounts at lower elevations in CAZ082, it is assumed that the warning verified in CAZ082 above populated areas.
Heavy Snow, Western Siskiyou County
- When
- April 11, 5:00 PM PST to April 12, 5:00 AM 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 N Tennant in zone CAZ083 reported 10.0 inches of snow in 12 hours ending at 12/0500 PST. Given this report along with heavier rain amounts at lower elevations in CAZ080, it is assumed that the warning verified in CAZ080 above populated areas.
- 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.
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 11, 20122 deaths · 2 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Frost and Freeze in Iowa, April 11, 2012$77 million · 51 events
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, April 11 to 14, 2012$16 million · 1.75 in hail · 19 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, April 11 to 12, 2012$250,000 · 2.75 in hail · 24 events
- Dust Storm in Idaho, April 11, 2012$85,000 · 1 event
- Frost and Freeze in Iowa, April 11 to 12, 201221 events
- Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 11, 20128 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, April 11, 20124 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 11, 2012$4,000 · 2.5 in hail · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, April 11, 2012$12,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 11, 20124 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 11, 2012EF0 · 4 events
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: 365408, 365409, 365410.