Heavy Snow — Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

2024-01-08 to 2024-01-10 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Event narrative

The Touchet SNOTEL measured 10 inches of new snow in 36 hours ending at 0800 PST on Jan. 10th.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front followed by an upper low passage brought blizzard conditions to area mountains with heavy snow having been reported across the mountains and lower elevation areas as well. The cold front passage also produced strong winds across the area Jan 9th, with areas of the foothills of the Blue Mountains of Oregon and the lower Columbia Basin of Washington reaching warning criteria.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1161936. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.