Oregon, 2024

Heavy Snow in Oregon, April 28 to 29, 2024

April 28 to 29, 2024 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Cool, stormy weather brought snow to the Cascades.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Cool, stormy weather brought snow to the Cascades.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, North Oregon Cascades

When
April 28, 10:00 PM PST to April 29, 8:00 PM PST
Where
North Oregon Cascades forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.418, -122.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Between 10 to 18 inches of snow at several high elevation stations.

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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1178412.