Heavy Snow — Grand Ronde Valley, Oregon

2021-02-12 to 2021-02-13 · Grand Ronde Valley, Oregon

Event narrative

A Co-Op Observer in Cove, OR measured 6.4 inches in a 24 hour period ending at 9:00am PST on Feb. 13th with a 9 inch total snow depth. A social media report originating from Union, OR indicated an estimated 6 inches of snowfall in a 24 hour period ending at 8:20am 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 935118. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.