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Ice Storm in Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Ice Storm December 25, 2022 · Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter 5 miles south southwest of Chenoweth, OR measured 0.25 inches of new ice accumulations from freezing rain at 0715 PST on Dec. 25th.

The wider storm

A series of surface frontal boundaries, warm air overrunning low level and valley cold pools, and a moderate transport of moisture in a west to southwest flow aloft resulted in impactful wintry conditions across southeast Washington, northeast and central Oregon. A mix of heavy freezing rain and heavy snow resulted in numerous traffic accidents and highway closures across the region during this period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1073281. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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