Heavy Snow, Cascades in Lane County
- When
- March 31, 7:00 PM PST to April 1, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Cascades in Lane County forecast zone
Moist onshore flow and upslope lift deposited 6 inches of new snow at Crater Lake.
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The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.
Moist onshore flow and upslope lift deposited 6 inches of new snow at Crater Lake.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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