Heavy Snow — East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

2022-04-03 to 2022-04-05 · East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Event narrative

The Clear Lake SNOTEL 17 miles west northwest of Pine Grove measured 8 inches of new snow in the a 24 hour period ending at 0100 PDT. The Hogg Pass SNOTEL measured 9 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period ending at 0700 PDT.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level low coupled with cold front at the surface brought numerous wind and winter weather impacts across portions of eastern Washington and eastern Oregon. Moisture rounding the upper low produced heavy snow across portions of the east slopes of the Cascades, while the cold front produced strong winds in the lower elevations during the day on April 4th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024945. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.