Heavy Snow in Grand Ronde Valley, Oregon

Heavy Snow January 22, 2019 – January 23, 2019 · Grand Ronde Valley, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trained spotters reported 7 inches of new snow just north of Elgin and 5.8 inches near La Grande.

The wider storm

A warm front brought heavy snow to the Blue Mountains and the Grande Ronde Valley during the evening of January 22nd. Between 8 and 10 inches of new snow was reported in the Blues with 3 to 6 inches reported in the Grande Ronde Valley. Highway 395 between Pilot Rock and John Day was closed for several hours due to very heavy snowfall rates and poor visibility.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 793964. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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