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Heavy Snow in Cascades of Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon
Heavy Snow January 6, 2026 – January 8, 2026 · Cascades of Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Hogg Pass SNOTEL at 4800ft recorded 17 inches of snowfall from 0600 1/06 to 0800 1/08 with 12 inches reached 1500 1/07. Little Meadows SNOTEL at 4020ft recorded 22 inches of snowfall from 1200 1/06 to 0100 1/08 with 12 inches reached 1500 01/07.
The wider storm
Two strong back to back frontal passages followed by a period of post-frontal showers led to heavy snowfall across the Oregon Cascades. Convection along the Oregon coast was robust enough to produce a funnel cloud on January 7th as well.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1311163. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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