Heavy Snow — Wallowa County, Oregon

2021-12-30 to 2021-12-31 · Wallowa County, Oregon

Event narrative

The cocorahs station OR-WL-3 measured 7 inches of new snow over a 24 hour period ending at 0700 PST on Dec. 31st. Via a social media report 7 miles SE of Joseph, OR, 11 inches of new snow was measured at 1200 PST on Dec. 31st.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level shortwave with a modified arctic cold front brought moderate to heavy snow showers across the Cascades, Blues, and Wallowas, with moderate to heavy snow being observed along the Blue Mountain foothills, and in valley locations across the northeast Oregon mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 999773. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.