Heavy Snow — Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

2021-02-25 to 2021-02-27 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Event narrative

The Ski Bluewood alpine ski area in WA measured 15 inches of snowfall in a 24 hour period ending at 5am PST on Feb. 27th.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough coupled with surface cold front swept across the forecast area on Feb. 25th, producing an initial surge in snowfall across the region with breezy to gusty winds developing behind the frontal passage. Behind this system, persistent northwest flow aloft reinforced by a series of shortwaves produced additional snowfall across the forecast area through the early afternoon of Feb. 27th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 938515. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.