Heavy Snow, Cascades in Lane County
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM PST to February 21, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Cascades in Lane County forecast zone
Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 20 to 21, 1996
Another Pacific storm developed off the Oregon Coast and rotated Pacific moisture over the state. Heavy snow resulted over the higher elevations of central Oregon and the Southern Cascades.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.
Another Pacific storm developed off the Oregon Coast and rotated Pacific moisture over the state. Heavy snow resulted over the higher elevations of central Oregon and the Southern Cascades. In the Southern Cascades, Diamond Lake recieved 12 inches and Lemolo 6 inches. In South Central Oregon, Chemult recieved 7 inches with 6 inches recorded at Crescent and Adel. Prineville and Bend recieved 4 inches of snow. Southwest Oregon also saw lighter but significant amounts of snow from this system. Hays Hill recieved 4 inches and Sexton Summit 3 inches.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lower Columbia
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM PST to February 21, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Lower Columbia forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Western Columbia River Gorge
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM PST to February 21, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Western Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Southern Willamette Valley
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM PST to February 21, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Southern Willamette Valley forecast zone
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 20 to 23, 1996
- Dense Fog in Indiana, February 20, 1996
- Strong Wind in Arizona, February 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 20 to 22, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, February 20 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 20 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, February 20, 1996
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, February 20, 1996
- High Wind in California, February 20 to 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, February 20, 1996
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5558199, 5558200, 5558201, 5558202.