Heavy Snow, Greater Portland Metro Area
- When
- February 3, 1:00 PM PST to February 5, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Greater Portland Metro Area forecast zone
Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 3 to 5, 1996
A weather system brought snowfall to many areas of Eastern Oregon. two to three inches of snow fell in the Columbia Basin.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 weather system brought snowfall to many areas of Eastern Oregon. two to three inches of snow fell in the Columbia Basin. In Central Oregon, Bend and Lapine recieved 2 inches, and Crescent 3 inches. In Southeast Oregon, Burns recieved 4 inches and 4 inches was reported at Weston Mtn in Northeastern Oregon.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Southern Willamette Valley
- When
- February 3, 1:00 PM PST to February 5, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Southern Willamette Valley forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Central Willamette Valley
- When
- February 3, 1:00 PM PST to February 5, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Willamette Valley forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Northern Oregon Cascades
- When
- February 3, 1:00 PM PST to February 5, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Cascades forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Cascade Foothills in Lane County
- When
- February 3, 1:00 PM PST to February 5, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Cascade Foothills in Lane County forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Western Columbia River Gorge
- When
- February 3, 1:00 PM PST to February 5, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Western Columbia River Gorge 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
- Cold in Virginia, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Cold in South Carolina, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Texas, February 3 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Avalanche and Flood in Alaska, February 3 to 10, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Flood in California, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 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: 5558025, 5558026, 5558027, 5558028, 5558029, 5558030.