Heavy Snow — Blue Mountains, Oregon

2001-03-15 to 2001-03-16 · Blue Mountains, Oregon

Event narrative

Overnight snow in the Blue Mountains brought hazardous conditions that forced the closure of Interstate-84 near Meacham between 3 and 4 am on the 16th. Several semi-trucks spun out on snow covered roads beginning around 1:30 am. At Meacham, 5 inches of snow fell overnight..

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5236267. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.