Home / Washington / Northwest Blue Mountains

Heavy Snow in Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Heavy Snow February 25, 2021 – February 27, 2021 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 938515. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.