Heavy Snow — Blue Mountains, Oregon

2001-11-24 to 2001-11-25 · Blue Mountains, Oregon

Event narrative

The season's first winter storm over the Blue Mountains dumped 14 inches in 24 hours over Meacham Lake, which has an elevation of 3800 feet. At higher elevations, even more snow fell. Tollgate, at an elevation of 5100 feet, received 18 inches. This storm led to several minor accidents on Interstate 84 near Cabbage Hill.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5272745. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.