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Winter Storm in South Central Oregon Cascades, Oregon
Winter Storm January 3, 2026 – January 5, 2026 · South Central Oregon Cascades, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
The National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 6 to 24 inches. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 1.90 inches at Annie Springs, 1.50 inches at Diamond Lake, 0.72 inches at Clearwater, 0.72 inches at Mount Stella, and 0.80 inches at New Crescent Lake. Crater Lake National Park measured a storm total of 24.2 inches.
The wider storm
An occluded front and trailing surface trough arriving from the west-southwest brought moderate to heavy snow at elevations above 4500 feet in the Cascades of southern Oregon.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1303469. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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