Winter Storm — Eastern Curry County & Josephine County, Oregon

2021-12-24 to 2021-12-27 · Eastern Curry County & Josephine County, Oregon

Event narrative

A spotter 2SW OBrien reported 10.1 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 26/0700 PST with a storm total of 16.0 inches in 48 hours ending at 27/0600 PST. A spotter 2SSW OBrien reported 7.0 inches of snow in 24 hours ending at 26/0700 PST. A spotter 9.5W Grants Pass reported 8.2 inches of snow in 48 hours ending at 26/0730 PST, presumably the bulk of that fell in the previous 24 hours. A CoCoRAHS observer 8.3 SSW Applegate reported 7.5 inches of snow in 24 hours ending around 27/0900 PST. The same observer reported 11.5 inches of snow in 48 hours ending at 26/0700 PST.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged winter storm brought snow to unusually low elevations in southwest Oregon and heavy amounts in the mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 992565. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.