Winter Storm — Western Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

2014-02-07 to 2014-02-08 · Western Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Event narrative

There are limited reports during this event, but based on reports of 4 inches in Parkdale and 9 inches in BZ Corner, and early reports of 1 to 2 inches of snow in the Gorge and Hood River at the beginning event, estimate that 4 to 9 inches of new snow fell. There were also intermittent closures of Interstate 84 due to snow and icy roads.

Wider weather episode

A frontal system brought snow and ice to Northwest Oregon February 7th and 8th after a previous storm produced widespread heavy snow across the area on February 6th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 506593. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.