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Heavy Snow in South Central Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Heavy Snow December 15, 2021 – December 16, 2021 · South Central Oregon Cascades, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

The cooperative observer at Odell Lake East reported 18.0 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 16/0900 PST.

The wider storm

A series of storms brought heavy snow and strong winds to some parts of northern California. This particular storm caused accidents and breakdowns that closed Interstate 5 in northern California for 23 hours between 15/1330 PST and 16/1230 PST, and thus Interstate 5 was closed from Ashland south to the Oregon/California border as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 989788. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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