Heavy Snow — Northern Cascades, Oregon

1999-01-20 to 1999-01-21 · Northern Cascades, Oregon

Wider weather episode

The biggest snow storm of the month, and one of the heaviest of this snowy season, dumped 29 inches of new snow at Santiam Pass, 27 inches at Mt Hood Meadows, 17 inches at Timberline Lodge, and 15 inches at Government Camp and Willamette Pass. Avalanches closed several passes during and after this storm, and rarely used avalanche control measures were employed at Santiam Pass .

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5689614. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.