Heavy Snow — Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

2024-11-16 to 2024-11-18 · Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Event narrative

The High Ridge SNOTEL reported 12 inches of new snow accumulations in a 24 hour period ending at 2200 PST on November 17th. A public report from the town of Tollgate reported 20 inches of new snow in a 48 hour period ending at midnight on November 18th.

Wider weather episode

A series of cold fronts the weekend of Nov. 16th lowered snow levels across the region, which brought moderate to heavy snow accumulations across some mountain zones.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1223376. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.