Heavy Snow, Eastern Curry County & Josephine County
- When
- March 9, 1:00 PM PST to March 10, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- Eastern Curry County & Josephine County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 42.417, -123.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The O'Brien station recorded 0.40 inches of precipitation between 09/1734 PST and 09/2334. Even using a wet snow ratio of 7:1 computes to 6 inches of snow, which is meets Heavy Snow Warning criteria. Temperatures were 32-36F and the precipitation in the gauge could have been delayed until the snow melted later in the morning.
The Elk Valley HAAS station measured 0.52 inches of precipitation between 09/1700 PST and 10/1050 PST. The recording of this precipitation in the gage was delayed until temperatures rose above freezing. This fallen precipitation meets Heavy Snow Warning criteria of around 7 inches (4+ in 12 hours in Heavy Snow Warning).
The Agness RAWS measured 0.66 inches or precipitation between 09/1639 PST and 10/1139 PST with temperatures 31F to 37F. Again, the precipitation was delayed until temperatures warmed above freezing. This report is above Heavy Snow Warning criteria using an assumed wet snow ratio of 7:1.
Lastly, with delayed precipitation again, the Illinois Valley RAWS measured 0.42 inches of precipitation between 09/1652 PST and 10/0952 PST, which also meets criteria using an assumed snow ratio. Temperatures were between 31F and 45F.