Heavy Snow — Cascades of Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon

2025-03-19 to 2025-03-20 · Cascades of Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon

Event narrative

The Little Meadows SNOTEL at 4020 ft recorded 12 inches of snow between 1900 3/19 and 2100 3/20..

Wider weather episode

An upper-level shortwave trough and accompanying occluded front followed by a shower post-frontal airmass facilitated heavy snowfall across portions of the Oregon Cascades.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1240181. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.