Heavy Snow in Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Heavy Snow February 16, 2026 – February 18, 2026 · Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

The High Ridge SNOTEL measured 10 inches of new snow in a 42 hour period ending at 0100 PST on Feb. 18th. A social media post from the Tollgate area reported 14 inches of storm total snowfall at 1116 on Feb. 18th.

The wider storm

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320760. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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