Winter Storm — Lower Columbia, Oregon

2002-01-24 to 2002-01-27 · Lower Columbia, Oregon

Wider weather episode

Another strong winter storm moved into Northwest Oregon and lingered over the area for several days, bringing high winds to the coast and heavy snowfalls to inland areas. Florence reported sustained winds to 46 mph with gusts to 63 mph, Newport Jetty 39 mph with gusts to 53 mph, and Garibaldi 42 mph. Storm total snowfall accumulations included 32 inches at Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood, 30 inches at Santiam Pass and Mt Hood Meadows, 27 inches at Bennett Pass, 24 inches at Blue Box Pass, 23 inches at Willamette Pass, and 21 inches at Government Camp in the Cascades. In the Coast Mountains, Buxton reported 22 inches, Wilson River Summit 15 inches, Sunset Summit 13 inches, and Mist 6 inches. In the Foothills, Detroit had 13 inches, the Upper Highlands 10 to 12 inches, and Brightwood 8 inches. In the Willamette Valley, the South Salem Foothills had 12 to 16 inches, Skyline Boulevard in the Portland West Hills 8 to 12 inches, Oregon City 5 to 6 inches, Amity 8 inches, Dallas 7 inches, Newburg 4 to 7 inches, West Linn 4 inches, and Corvallis 4 inches. Along the Lower Columbia, Clatskanie reported 8 inches. Along the Coastal Beaches, both Seaside and Cannon Beach reported 1 to 2 inches. In the Columbia River Gorge 1 to 2 inches were reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5278181. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.