Heavy Snow — Western Columbia River Gorge, Washington

2011-02-28 · Western Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Event narrative

This heavy snowfall episode extends into March. Heavy snow was measured in Stevenson, Washington by two different NWS employees with 5 inches of new snow.

Wider weather episode

A strong front moved into the region Sunday evening and remained fairly stationary over the area through Monday. The frontal system produced very heavy snowfall in the Cascades with some snow accumulations at elevations as low as 300 to 600 feet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 284841. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.