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Heavy Snow in Western Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Heavy Snow February 28, 2011 · Western Columbia River Gorge, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 284841. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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