Hat Creek, CA Live Doppler Radar

Live radar for Hat Creek, Shasta County: every NWS radar combined, rain, snow and ice colors, flash-flood risk, storm tracks and official warnings.

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What weather hits Hat Creek?

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged river or areal flooding on 30 days in the Burney Basin forecast zone and Shasta County — the most common reported hazard around Hat Creek, mostly in December and February. Next come wildfires (9 days) and flash flooding (7 days).

Hazard	Days reported	Most recent	Worst on record
Flooding	30	Jan 2026	Feb 20, 2017 · $200,000 damage
Wildfires	9	Aug 2000	Oct 16, 1999 · $22 million damage
Flash flooding	7	Dec 2025	Oct 25, 2014 · 2 deaths
Debris flows	2	Feb 2024	Feb 22, 2024 · 2 deaths
Damaging thunderstorm winds	2	May 2019	Jun 9, 2015 · $40,000 damage
Lightning casualties & damage	2	Jun 2023	Mar 27, 2019 · $10,000 damage

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1996–2026 (the latest year is partial). A "day" is a date with at least one report in the Burney Basin forecast zone and Shasta County; damage is as reported, not adjusted for inflation.

How much snow does Hat Creek get?

A normal year brings about 11 inches of snow to Hat Creek, based on NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the Hat Creek weather station 10.4 miles away. The snowiest month is usually December (5.6 in).

Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May
0.0	0.4	5.6	0.4	2.4	1.1	0.8	0.0

Normal snowfall in inches. TALON Pro compares this season's snow at your location with these normals as winter goes on.

Which radars cover Hat Creek?

The closest NEXRAD Doppler radar is KBBX (Beale AFB, CA), about 90 miles south. Radar beams climb as they travel, so the height of the lowest scan over town decides how low in a storm the radar can see.

Radar	Distance	Lowest beam over Hat Creek	View
KBBX Beale AFB, CA	90 mi south	8,200 ft	Fair — the beam can pass over shallow snow and low-level rotation
KMAX Medford, OR	110 mi northwest	11,100 ft	Limited — the beam overshoots the lowest part of storms
KRGX Reno, NV	128 mi east-southeast	14,100 ft	Limited — the beam overshoots the lowest part of storms

Beam height is the center of the 0.5° scan above the radar, with standard refraction. Mountains near a radar can block it further.

Tornado & hail history near Hat Creek

NOAA has no tornado on record within 25 miles of Hat Creek since 1950.

Hail: 8 reports of 1-inch or larger hail within 25 miles since 1955; the largest was 1.75-inch hail on August 11, 2014.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center — tornadoes 1950–2025, hail 1955–2025. Distances are to each tornado's track; ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita scale.

On TALON you get Hat Creek's live radar loop, rain/snow/ice colors, flash-flood risk, storm tracks with arrival times and NWS warnings free; close-up radar and rotation detection are part of TALON Pro.

Hat Creek radar FAQ

Where is the nearest weather radar to Hat Creek, CA?

KBBX (Beale AFB, CA), about 90 miles south. KMAX (Medford, OR) is 110 miles away and also covers the area.

How often does Hat Creek flood?

Since 1996 the National Weather Service has logged river or areal flooding on 30 days in the Burney Basin forecast zone and Shasta County. TALON's free flash-flood risk layer shows, every 2 minutes, how close the rain that has fallen is to what it takes to flood — turn it on under Layers.

Is TALON's radar for Hat Creek free?

Yes — the US radar loop, rain/snow/ice colors, flash-flood risk, storm tracks and NWS warnings are free in any browser. Close-up radar, rotation detection and longer forecasts are part of TALON Pro.

Should I rely on radar for my safety?

No app replaces official warnings. When the National Weather Service issues a warning for Hat Creek, follow it right away — see watch vs. warning.

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