Heavy Snow — Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Oregon

2021-02-11 to 2021-02-13 · Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Oregon

Event narrative

A public report originating from 13 miles SSW of Lexington, OR indicated an estimated 8 inches of snowfall at 6:00pm PST on Feb. 12th. A Co-Op Observer in Heppner, OR reported 6 inches of snowfall in a 24 hour period ending at 10:21am PST on Feb. 13th with 10 inches of total snowfall.

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 935120. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.