Heavy Snow — East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

2023-03-23 to 2023-03-25 · East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Event narrative

The Hogg Pass SNOTEL measured 9 inches of new snow in a 21 hour period ending at 1000 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 1088593. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.