Heavy Snow — North Oregon Cascades, Oregon

2024-11-17 to 2024-11-18 · North Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Event narrative

The Red Hill SNOTEL at 4410ft recorded 19 inches of snowfall with 12 inches first reached 0300 PST.

Wider weather episode

A cold frontal boundary arriving on Nov 17th followed by a modified arctic airmass loft and long-fetch northwesterly flow by Nov 18th facilitate heavy snow across the Cascades above 2000-3000ft.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221930. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.