Heavy Snow — Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Washington

2022-11-29 to 2022-11-30 · Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Event narrative

An NWS Employee 9 miles north of White Salmon reported 14 inches of new snow at 0440 on Nov. 30th.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level trough slid down the coast of British Columbia facilitating a period of strong southerly winds along Blue Mountains foothills, and heavy snow across the mountain areas between November 29th and December 1st. Wind gusts of 60-65mph were measured along the foothills of the northern Blue Mountains and snow accumulations of up to 22 inches were reported in the Washington Cascades, and up to 24 inches in portions of the northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1067539. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.