Heavy Snow — Grand Ronde Valley, Oregon

2017-12-22 to 2017-12-23 · Grand Ronde Valley, Oregon

Event narrative

Estimated 6 inches of snow at Island City in Union county.

Wider weather episode

North flow behind a modified Arctic cold front caused significant snow across northwest and north facing slopes in north-central and northeast Oregon. Also locally significant snow fell in portions of southeast Washington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 729813. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.