Heavy Snow — Blue Mountains, Oregon

2004-01-01 · Blue Mountains, Oregon

Wider weather episode

A powerful winter storm hit the Pacific Northwest on New Years Day. A deep surface low tracked across central and northeast Oregon, as well as southeast Washington. This resulted in heavy snow on the northwest side of the surface low track. Here are some of the snow totals from this event...Eastern Columbia River Gorge: The Dalles 6-8 inchesNorth Central Oregon: 1N Camp Polk 14 inches, Camp Sherman 10 inches, Warm Springs 7 inches, Mosier 6 inches, Maupin 6 inchesCentral Oregon: Sisters 11 inches, Sunriver 9 inches, La Pine 7 inchesLower Columbia Basin: 5 N Lexington 5 inches, Hermiston 4 inchesBlue Mountains: Ukiah 12 inches

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5383610. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.