Heavy Snow — Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

2022-02-19 to 2022-02-22 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Event narrative

The Ski Bluewood resort in Columbia county Washington measured 15 inches of new snow over a 48 hour period ending at 0510am PST on Feb. 21st.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough with abundant moisture brought periodic heavy snow showers across the region, with heaviest snow amounts falling the northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1012240. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.