Heavy Snow — Cascades in Lane County, Oregon

2016-12-14 to 2016-12-15 · Cascades in Lane County, Oregon

Event narrative

The Cascade Summit SNOTEL reported 14 inches of snow and the McKenzie SNOTEL reported 11 inches of snow with this storm.

Wider weather episode

East winds ahead of an approaching low pressure system brought temperatures down below freezing across the area ahead of the approaching precipitation. This lead to a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow across the area. While areas farther north saw more of a snow/sleet mix before a changeover to freezing rain then rain, areas in Lane County saw freezing rain for most of this event, causing power outages, damage to trees, and many car accidents around Eugene and Springfield.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 671054. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.