Winter Storm — Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon

2022-12-22 to 2022-12-23 · Greater Portland Metro Area, Oregon

Event narrative

General ice amounts of 0.25 to 0.50 inch across the Portland/Vancouver metro area, after a very brief period of snow amounting to less than 1 inch. Areas near the Gorge saw slightly more snow and sleet, followed by a longer period of freezing rain as temps hovered near 32 degrees. For areas near the Gorge, there were two bursts of freezing rain; one the 23rd and one the 24th.

Wider weather episode

Combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1093994. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.