Winter Storm — Siskiyou Mountains & Southern Oregon Cascades, Oregon

2024-11-17 to 2024-11-18 · Siskiyou Mountains & Southern Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Event narrative

National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 2 to 16 inches, with the highest amounts in the southern Oregon Cascades near Highway 140 and Lake of the Woods northward. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 2.40 inches at Fourmile Lake, 2.00 inches at Fish Lake, 2.00 inches at Sevenmile Marsh, and 1.60 inches at Cold Springs Camp.

Wider weather episode

An occluding front moved across southern Oregon on 11/17, followed by a post-frontal trough with lowering snow levels on 11/18. This brought a winter storm to the southern Oregon Cascades.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1224330. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.