Heavy Snow — Ochoco-john Day Highlands, Oregon

2024-12-15 to 2024-12-17 · Ochoco-john Day Highlands, Oregon

Event narrative

SNOTEL sites Ochoco Meadows and Lake Creek reported 8 and 5 inches of snow, respectively, between late Sunday the 15th and the morning of Tuesday the 17th.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level trough swept through the forecast area starting the overnight period of the 15th/16th into the early morning hours of the 17th, bringing heavy snowfall to the mountains of central Oregon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226045. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.