Heavy Snow, Central Oregon Coast
- When
- February 21, 12:00 AM PST to February 22, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1996
Moist onshore flow behind a cold front brought more snow to the Southern Cascades and Coast Range. In the Cascades, Crater Lake recieved 12 inches, Tombstone 8 inches, Diamond lake 6 inches and Lake of the Woods 7 inches.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Moist onshore flow behind a cold front brought more snow to the Southern Cascades and Coast Range. In the Cascades, Crater Lake recieved 12 inches, Tombstone 8 inches, Diamond lake 6 inches and Lake of the Woods 7 inches. In the Coast range, 4 inches fell at Sunset and Wilson, with 3 inches reported at Alsea. As the front moved across the remainder of the state, 10 inches of snow fell at Crescent and in the Northeast Mountains 4 inches fell at Austin and Tipton.
Event by event
7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Central Coast Range of W Oregon
- When
- February 21, 12:00 AM PST to February 22, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Coast Range of W Oregon forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Lower Columbia
- When
- February 21, 12:00 AM PST to February 22, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Lower Columbia forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Cascades in Lane County
- When
- February 21, 12:00 AM PST to February 22, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Cascades in Lane County forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Western Columbia River Gorge
- When
- February 21, 12:00 AM PST to February 22, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Western Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Coast Range of Nw Oregon
- When
- February 21, 12:00 AM PST to February 22, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Coast Range of Nw Oregon forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Northern Oregon Cascades
- When
- February 21, 8:00 AM PST to February 22, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Cascades 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 Utah, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Dense Fog in Pennsylvania, February 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 21, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 21 to 22, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, February 21, 1996
- Waterspout in Florida, February 21, 1996
- Wildfire in Texas, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Waterspout in Florida, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 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: 5558204, 5558205, 5558206, 5558207, 5558208, 5558209, 5558210.