Heavy Snow — John Day Basin, Oregon

2021-02-11 to 2021-02-13 · John Day Basin, Oregon

Event narrative

A CO-OP Observer 1 mile SE of Spray, OR measured 6 inches of snow at 9:00am PST on Feb. 13th. A Cocorahs observer 1 mile NW of John Day, OR measured 4.5 inches of snow at 7:00am PST on Feb. 13th.

Wider weather episode

A series of winter systems moved through the region starting Thursday Jan. 11th through Saturday Jan. 13th, and produced moderate to heavy snow across much of the forecast area. Persistent northwest flow aloft also sustained snow showers across the mountains between the systems. The second system was far more productive, with many lower elevation areas seeing 4-7 inches and locally higher of additional accumulating snow during this period of time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 935115. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.