Heavy Snow — Wallowa County, Oregon

2013-12-20 to 2013-12-21 · Wallowa County, Oregon

Wider weather episode

A complex weather system moved across the area, with high predictable waters associated. The system would start off as snow before changing over to rain several hours later. Snowfall amounts would fall in a 6 to 12 hour period as the snow levels would rise later in the afternoon. Snowfall reports in inches were: (9.0) NNE of Bingham Springs, (10) WSW of Elgin, (5) South of Joseph, (10) in Minam, and (10) at the Milk Shakes Snotel.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 481841. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.