Heavy Snow in Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Heavy Snow April 10, 2022 – April 12, 2022 · Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

The milk Shakes SNOTEL 9 miles southwest of Ski Bluewood, WA measured 12 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period ending at 0400 PDT. A report relayed from a media partner estimated that 14 inches of new snow was measured at 0622 PDT.

The wider storm

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 1024920. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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