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Heavy Snow in Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

Heavy Snow December 6, 2013 · Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS Spotters, Emergency Managers, the media and the general public reported 4 to 9 inches of snow in the South Willamette Valley. The highest amounts of 8 to 9 inches were measured in Corvallis, Philomath, and Creswell.

The wider storm

A low pressure system moved over the area during a period of cold weather. The preceding cold temperatures were due high pressure that extended from Central Canada to just east of the Cascades. East winds ushered the very cold air through the Columbia River Gorge and throughout most of Northwest Oregon. Moisture from this low resulted in heavy snow for many parts of the Central and Southern Willamette Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 490022. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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