Heavy Snow — Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

2023-03-23 to 2023-03-25 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Event narrative

The Ski Bluewood resort 17 miles south southeast of Dayton, WA reported 10 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period ending at 0506 PDT on March 25th.

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 1088594. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.