Heavy Rain, Shasta
- When
- January 16, 7:00 AM PST to January 17, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Shasta County, 1.71 mi WNW of Sims
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.060, -122.360
There was 1.10 inches of rain that fell over 24 hours at Castella.
Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, January 16 to 18, 2016
A winter storm brought 6 to 16 inches of snow at and above Sierra pass levels, slowing mountain traffic and requiring chain controls. Heavy rain fell, as much as 3 to 6 inches in the foothills, 1 to 2 inches in the Valley.
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
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 STO wrote it up.
A winter storm brought 6 to 16 inches of snow at and above Sierra pass levels, slowing mountain traffic and requiring chain controls. Heavy rain fell, as much as 3 to 6 inches in the foothills, 1 to 2 inches in the Valley. Minor rises in foothill streams were observed. The Sacramento River at Tehama Bridge approached but did not reach flood stage.
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 Sacramento, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 16, 4:16 AM PST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 4:16 AM PST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Event by event
1 heavy rain, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM PST to January 18, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
There were 6 inches of snow reported by Caltrans at Kingvale Maintenance Yard. There were storm totals of 15 inches of snow reported at Boreal Ski Resort, 16 inches at Sugarbowl Ski Resort.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- 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
- High Surf in California, January 16 to 18, 2016
- Avalanche in Alaska, January 16, 2016
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 16 to 17, 2016
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 16 to 17, 2016
- Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 16 to 17, 2016
- Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 16 to 17, 2016
- Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 16 to 17, 2016
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 16 to 17, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Oregon, January 16, 2016
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 16 to 17, 2016
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 16 to 17, 2016
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 16 to 17, 2016
More
Every storm in California in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 2016
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: 617347, 617351.