Heavy Snow in Lower Columbia, Oregon

Heavy Snow January 17, 2012 – January 18, 2012 · Lower Columbia, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

Broadcast media reported 12 inches of new snow being measured in Ranier. Heavy snowfall was also measured in Scappoose with 10 inches of new snow and in St. Helens with 8 inches of new snow.

The wider storm

With a cold air mass in place over the Pacific Northwest, two strong and very moist Pacific weather systems brought snow to the area with heavy snow in the mountains and snow levels down to the valley floor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 361325. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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