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

2021-02-12 to 2021-02-13 · Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Oregon

Event narrative

A trained spotter 4 miles ESE of Pilot Rock, OR measured 8 inches of snowfall in a 24 hour period ending at 12:00pm PST on Feb. 13th with a total of 13 inches of snowfall in a 48 period. A Co-Op Observer 2 miles NW of Pendleton, OR measured 6.7 inches of snow at 10:00am 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 935125. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.