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Winter Storm in South Central Oregon Cascades, Oregon
Winter Storm January 6, 2026 – January 8, 2026 · South Central Oregon Cascades, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
The National Gridded Snowfall Analysis indicated storm totals of 6 to 18 inches. Precipitation amounts in the zone included 1.44 inches at Crater Lake National Park HQ, 1.00 inches at Annie Springs, 0.60 inches at Diamond Lake, 1.32 inches at Lemolo Lake 3NNW, 1.50 inches at Summit Lake, and 0.80 inches at New Crescent Lake. Crater Lake National Park reported a storm total of 17.5 inches of snow.
The wider storm
A cold front in a west-northwest flow aloft brought moderate to heavy snow to elevations above 3500 feet in the southern Oregon Cascades.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1303473. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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