Heavy Snow — Southern Blue Mountains, Oregon

2017-12-22 to 2017-12-23 · Southern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Event narrative

Estimated 11 inches of snow at Lucky Strike Snotel, 11 miles NNE of Ukiah in Umatilla county. Elevation 4970 feet.

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 730399. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.