Heavy Snow — Southern Blue Mountains, Oregon

2021-02-25 to 2021-02-27 · Southern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Event narrative

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.

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 morning of Feb. 27th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 938521. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.