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Heavy Snow in Central Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Heavy Snow December 17, 2015 · Central Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were several reports of 6 to 9 inches of snow in the Central Columbia River Gorge within 12 hours.

The wider storm

Temperatures in the Columbia River Gorge and the Upper Hood River Valley remained at or below freezing with the onset of precipitation from a moist warm front, and produced a quick burst of heavy snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 612583. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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