Heavy Snow in Wallowa County, Oregon

A member of the public 7 miles southeast of Joseph, OR reported 14.5 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period ending at 1000 PST on the 18th. A member of the public in Wallowa reported 7 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period ending at 0800 PST on the 18th.

A surface low and attendant cold front moving across the area produced moderate to heavy snow showers. Heavier snow totals were noted across the Blue mountains and Wallowa county where the low and cold front interacted with terrain, producing locally heavy snow accumulations the 17th through the morning of the 18th.