Oregon, 2024

Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 18 to 19, 2024

January 18 to 19, 2024 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A shortwave trough followed by amplified W/NW flow aloft brought heavy snow to the Cascades, eastern foothills, and the eastern mountains between the 16th and 19th of January.

Where it happened

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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 PDT wrote it up.

A shortwave trough followed by amplified W/NW flow aloft brought heavy snow to the Cascades, eastern foothills, and the eastern mountains between the 16th and 19th of January.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Eastern Columbia River Gorge

When
January 18, 4:00 AM PST to January 19, 6:43 AM PST
Where
Eastern Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.314, -120.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Weather spotter at Mosier recorded 12 inches of snow over 24 hours ending at 7:30 PM.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 1158689.