Heavy Snow — Northeast Blue Mountains, Washington

2019-02-24 to 2019-02-25 · Northeast Blue Mountains, Washington

Event narrative

The COOP observer 8 miles northwest of Anatone recorded 9.0 inches of new snow accumulation.

Wider weather episode

Beginning during the afternoon of February 24th and lasting through the day of February 25th a stationary front developed along the Oregon/Washington border. Light snow developed along this front with and deposited a narrow corridor of heavy snow across far southeast Washington and the southern Idaho Panhandle, with generally 1 to 3 inches across the southern Columbia Basin in Washington and the Central Idaho Panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 806318. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.