Heavy Snow, Southern Willamette Valley
- When
- February 27, 5:00 PM PST to 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Southern Willamette Valley forecast zone
Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 27 to 28, 1996
A pacific low pressure system developed off the southern coast of Oregon on the evening of the 27th and spread significant accumulations of snow throughout the Cascades, Central Oregon, the southern Willamette Valley, and the southwest Oregon interior. In the Cascades, 17 inches fell at Warm Springs and 30 inches at Parkdale.
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.
A pacific low pressure system developed off the southern coast of Oregon on the evening of the 27th and spread significant accumulations of snow throughout the Cascades, Central Oregon, the southern Willamette Valley, and the southwest Oregon interior. In the Cascades, 17 inches fell at Warm Springs and 30 inches at Parkdale. 6 inches fell at Hood River in the Columbia River Gorge. In Central Oregon, Chemult recieved 4 inches, Bend 13 inches, Tygh Valley 6 inches, and an area of heavy snow totaling nearly two feet fell in western Wasco county. In the Willamette Valley, 9 inches fell at Springfield and 7 to 9 inches at Eugene. Sexton Summit recieved 12 inches. Lighter amounts fell in the Coast Range.
Event by event
7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lower Columbia
- When
- February 27, 5:00 PM PST to February 28, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Lower Columbia forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Central Coast Range of W Oregon
- When
- February 27, 5:00 PM PST to February 28, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Coast Range of W Oregon forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Western Columbia River Gorge
- When
- February 27, 5:00 PM PST to February 28, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Greater Portland Metro Area
- When
- February 27, 5:00 PM PST to February 28, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Greater Portland Metro Area forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Central Willamette Valley
- When
- February 27, 5:00 PM PST to February 28, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Willamette Valley forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Cascades in Lane County
- When
- February 27, 5:00 PM PST to February 28, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Cascades in Lane County 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 Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1996
- Cold in New Hampshire, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 27, 1996
- Heat in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 27, 1996
- Hail in West Virginia, February 27, 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: 5558225, 5558226, 5558227, 5558228, 5558229, 5558230, 5558231.