Heavy Snow in Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Heavy Snow October 19, 2019 · Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

A foot of snow fell at the Milk Shakes SNOTEL. Elevation is 5600 feet in the Blue Mountains.

The wider storm

An unusually cold Arctic front settled into the region mid to late October, setting the stage for an early winter weather scenario. As a secondary storm system and cold front interacted with the mountains of northeast Oregon, moderate to heavy snow developed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 862237. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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