Ice Storm — Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon

2014-12-04 to 2014-12-05 · Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon

Event narrative

Various of stations reported 0.25 to 0.4 inch of ice accumulation including Parkdale and Middle Mountain. A newspaper article reported a fatal car crash due to ice on Highway 26 in Wasco County, just northeast of the upper hood river valley.

Wider weather episode

Cold air remained trapped in the Upper hood River Valley area as a front moved in and produced freezing rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 553063. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.