Heavy Snow — Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon

2019-02-10 to 2019-02-12 · Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon

Event narrative

A CoCoRaHS observer 1 mile SW of Hood River recorded 15.7 inches of snow in 24 hours. Another CoCoRaHS observer in Hood River recorded 11 inches of snow in 24 hours. Other reports of anywhere from 10 inches to 18 inches of snow were called in to the NWS forecast office from around the Hood River area.

Wider weather episode

Back-to-back low pressure systems dropping south along the coast of British Columbia and Washington brought cold air south into NW Oregon as well as plenty of moisture. Locations in the Columbia Gorge and Hood River Valley saw 1 to 2 feet of snow. At lower elevations, a near stationary frontal boundary the night of the 11th into the morning of the 12th dropped several inches of rain over portions of Washington, Columbia, Tillamook and Yamhill Counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 810015. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.