Heavy Snow — East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

2022-11-27 to 2022-11-28 · East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Event narrative

A report 30 miles W of Maupin, OR from the Oregon Dept. of Transportation indicated 12 inches of new snow in a 21 hour period ending at 0606 PST on Nov. 28th. The SNOTEL site Hogg Pass measured 10 inches of new snow between 0400 Nov. 27th and 0900 Nov. 28th.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level trough moving through the region and northwest flow aloft resulted in moderate to heavy snow accumulations across the mountains in northeast Oregon and the east slopes of the Cascades in Oregon between Nov. 27th and 28th. Snow amounts of 8 to 12 inches were reported in some mountain zones.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1067476. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.