Jan 3, 2025
A warm front will bring an initial push of precipitation and light snow at higher elevations. A cutoff low will follow, with a converging moisture flux which brought broader precipitation to areas of Del Norte and Humboldt in the following days. A colder air mass approaches in succession of the previously mentioned, bringing 500mb temperature of -27 to -29 Celsius, increasing instability over the weekend.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1238450). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Humboldt County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.