Heavy Snow — Baker, Oregon

2021-01-12 · Baker, Oregon

Event narrative

The COOP observer at Halfway reported 6 inches of new snow before changing over to freezing rain.

Wider weather episode

A deformation zone formed over Southwest Idaho and Eastern Oregon creating significant instability and resulted in bands of heavy precipitation, including heavy snow, along the Idaho and Oregon border.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 937029. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.