Heavy Snow in Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The High Ridge Snotel 5 miles SW of Spout Springs, OR reported 12 inches of snow accumulation from 10pm PST on Feb. 25th to 4pm PST on Feb. 26th. A Cocorahs observer 9 miles N of Elgin, OR reported 11.9 inches of snowfall at 7am 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 morning of Feb. 27th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 938526. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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