Heavy Snow in Southern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Heavy Snow February 25, 2021 – February 27, 2021 · Southern Blue Mountains, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Tipton Snotel 10 miles WSW of Mount Ruth, OR reported 14 inches of storm total snow at 906am PST on Feb. 27th. The Beaver Reservoir Snotel 14 miles SSW of La Grande, OR reported 7 inches of snowfall at 722pm PST on Feb. 26th.

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 morning of Feb. 27th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 938521. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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