1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 19, 8:30 PM PST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
830 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2002
WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL INCREASE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AS THE NEXT
DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. AS A
RESULT...HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT WITH RAIN
ELSEWHERE. WITH AN ALMOST NEVER ENDING SUPPLY OF MOISTURE...PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
WASHINGTON CASCADES AND ARRIVE OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS BY SUNDAY
MORNING. BY STORMS END...SEVERAL FEET OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER
THE WARNED AREAS. A TRAIN OF DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
THROUGH STRONG ZONAL FLOW SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH VERY LITTLE
BREAK BETWEEN EACH SYSTEM. THIS WILL KEEP THE WEATHER UNSETTLED
THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM. PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
WILL REMAIN RATHER TIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING SO EXPECT WINDY
CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN. ABOVE SCENARIO IS
HANDLED WELL IN ONGOING FORECAST PACKAGE AND WILL ONLY REMOVE
EVENING WORDING ON THIS UPDATE. EARLE
PDT 2343 ALW 2343 PSC 1332 YKM 2332
.KPDT...WSR-88D...VCP21/CSR21...OPERATIONAL.
.KPDT...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR THE
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES EAST SLOPES ZONE.
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...OCHOCO MOUNTAINS AND THE JOHN DAY
HIGHLANDS ZONES.
...SNOW ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE GRANDE
RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY ABOVE 3500 FEET.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy snow fell overnight at Ski Bluewood, a ski resort at an elevation of 4500 feet. 18 inches fell over a 14 hour period.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, January 2002
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: 5277485.