California, 2013Heavy Snow in California, March 5 to 6, 2013
March 5 to 6, 2013 · NWS MFR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
The first major winter storm in quite a while brought an extended period of heavy snow to northern California.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 first major winter storm in quite a while brought an extended period of heavy snow to northern California.
Heavy Snow, South Central Siskiyou County
- When
- March 5, 6:00 PM PST to March 6, 9:00 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 4SW Weed reported 16 inches of snow with 1.56 inches of water content in 15 hours ending at 06/0900 PST. A spotter 2SSW Weed reported 10 inches of heavy wet snow in 12 hours ending at 06/0600 PST. A spotter 1WSW Mount Shasta reported 8 inches of heavy wet snow in 12 hours ending at 06/0600 PST. A spotter at Mount Shasta City reported 6.5 inches of wet heavy snow in 10 hours ending at 06/0600 PST. A CoCoRahs observer 5.1 NW of Mount Shasta City reported a storm total of 16.1 inches in 24 hours ending around 06/0700 PST.
Heavy Snow, North Central & Southeast Siskiyou County
- When
- March 5, 6:00 PM PST to March 6, 9:00 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 in Tennant reported 9 inches of snow in 12 hours ending at 06/1200 PST. The next day he reported a 48 hour total of 12 inches ending at 07/0800 PST.
Heavy Snow, Western Siskiyou County
- When
- March 5, 6:00 PM PST to March 6, 9:00 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)
The heavy snow occurred above population centers in this zone, so no reports of heavy snow were received. However, lots of heavy snow occurred in adjacent zone CAZ082, so it is assumed that heavy snow occurred at higher elevations in CAZ080.
- 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.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 5, 2013$594,000 · EF1 · 22 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 5, 2013$252,000 · 1 in hail · 14 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, March 5 to 6, 2013$75,000 · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, March 5 to 6, 2013$35,000 · 7 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Ohio, March 5 to 6, 201332 events
- Flooding and Strong Wind in California, March 5 to 9, 2013$26,000 · 8 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 5 to 6, 2013$20,000 · 10 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 5 to 6, 201324 events
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 5 to 6, 201323 events
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 5 to 6, 201316 events
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 5, 201312 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, March 5 to 6, 201312 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 428588, 428589, 428590.