Heavy Snow — Southern Blue Mountains, Oregon

2020-02-04 to 2020-02-05 · Southern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Event narrative

Twelve inches of snow in Granite and 4N Ukiah.

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 870202. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.