Heavy Snow — Blue Mountains, Oregon

2003-12-28 to 2003-12-29 · Blue Mountains, Oregon

Wider weather episode

A winter storm brought heavy snow to all of central and eastern Oregon, resulting in numerous minor motor vehicle accidents. Two flights were cancelled out of Redmond due to the heavy snow. Pendleton saw the most snow from this storm since a storm which dumped 16 inches in 1994. Snow amounts from the storm included:Eastern Columbia River Gorge: The Dalles 5-7 inchesNorth Central Oregon: Camp Sherman 15.5 inches, Maupin 15 inches, Kent 13 inches, Warm Springs 12.5 inchesCentral Oregon: La Pine 16 inches, Sisters 15 inches, Bend 14 inches, Prineville 8 inchesLower Columbia Basin: Lexington 9 inches, Ione 8 inchesFoothills of the Blue Mountains: Condon 15 inches with 3-4 foot snow drifts, Pilot Rock 10 inches, Pendleton Airport 9.5 inchesBlue Mountains: Meacham 18 inches, Ukiah 15 inchesJohn Day Basin: Monument 10 inches, John Day 8 inchesOchoco-John Day Highlands: Seneca 12 inches, Post 8 inchesGrande Ronde Valley: Elgin 9 inchesWallowa County: Wallowa 11 inches, Joseph 8 inches

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5331731. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.