Heavy Snow — Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

2023-03-23 to 2023-03-25 · Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Event narrative

A trained spotter 12 miles east of Weston, OR reported 10 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period ending at 0940 PDT on March 24th. The Milkshakes SNOTEL measured 11 inches of new snow in a 30 hour period ending at 1400 PDT on March 24th.

Wider weather episode

An upper level elongated trough with several shortwave impulses resulted in a period of moderate to heavy snow across the mountain zones. Heaviest snow was observed across the east slopes of the Oregon Cascades and northern Blues.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1088592. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.