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Heavy Snow in Central Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Heavy Snow December 24, 2017 · Central Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

Spotter reported 4.8 inches of snow nearby in Cascade Locks, and across the river in Underwood there was a CoCoRaHS report of 4.4 inches of snow.

The wider storm

Low pressure system moving into the Pacific Northwest pulled cold air from the Columbia Basin west into the Willamette Valley, through the Columbia River Gorge. As this system started to bring moisture and precipitation into NW Oregon, temperatures were around or below freezing, allowing for a mix of snow and ice to fall all the way to the Valley Floor around the Portland Metro, in the Columbia River Gorge, and the Hood River Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 732716. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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