Winter Storm — Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon

2014-03-02 to 2014-03-03 · Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon

Event narrative

There were numerous reports of snow and ice in the Central Columbia River Gorge with generally 6 to 8 inches of snow. There was a quarter of an inch of ice on top of the snow in Hood River and White Salmon, and as much as 0.4 to 0.5 inch of ice in Parkdale where the cold air held on the longest.

Wider weather episode

East winds brought very cold air from east of the Cascades through the Columbia River Gorge as a moist front pushed in from the Pacific. The combination of the cold air mass and frontal precipitation resulted in snow and ice for the Gorge.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 510553. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.