Heavy Snow — Cascades of Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon

2024-11-17 to 2024-11-18 · Cascades of Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon

Event narrative

Bear Grass SNOTEL at 4720 ft recorded 20 inches of snowfall with 12 inches first hit at 0000 Nov 18th.

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 1221931. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.