Heavy Snow — Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Washington

2024-02-14 to 2024-02-16 · Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Event narrative

A Cocorahs observer in White Salmon reported 7 inches of new snow at 0700 PST on Feb. 15th.

Wider weather episode

A cold northwest flow aloft in combination with a low pressure system undercutting an offshore ridge resulted in several bands of heavy snow developing across the inland Pacific Northwest from central Oregon to the Kittitas valley in Washington between Feb. 14th and the morning of the 16th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1164644. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.