Heavy Snow — Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

2022-04-10 to 2022-04-12 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Event narrative

The Touchet SNOTEL 2 miles north northwest of Ski Bluewood measured 10 inches of new snow at 1208 PDT.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough pushed several low pressure systems across the Pacific Northwest in the middle of April. The trough allowed for a much colder than normal air mass to settle into portions of eastern Washington and Oregon, allowing snow levels to drop to the surface across a majority of these areas. This ultimately resulted in snow accumulations in the mountains and lower elevations, with significant snow accumulations being observed in some mountain zones.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024918. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.