Heavy Snow — Wallowa County, Oregon

2020-02-04 to 2020-02-06 · Wallowa County, Oregon

Event narrative

Eight inches of snow in Wallowa and 6 inches of snow 3N of Joseph.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm with copious moisture dumped 1 to locally 2+ feet of snow over the eastern mountains and valleys February 4th and 5th. This was the precursor to significant flooding that occurred later in the week when the snow melted due a warm-up and heavy rains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 870197. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.