Heavy Snow — Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon

2017-01-10 to 2017-01-11 · Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon

Event narrative

Hood River and Parkdale reported 8 to 12 inches of snow. Heavy packed snow led to leaking roofs, broken pies and gutters on homes across the area. Hood River also required additional emergency snow plowing. I-84 was closed for around 15 hours due to hazardous road conditions.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system moved up from the southwest and overran an existing cold, deep airmass. Surface temperatures as precipitation started were just above freezing, but with heavy showers, precipitation quickly turned over to snow during the early evening hours. Embedded thunderstorms enhanced snowfall rates around the Portland Metro area for a crippling snowstorm Tuesday evening. Snow continued to fall through Wednesday morning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 677328. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.