Oregon, 2024

Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 17 to 18, 2024

November 17 to 18, 2024 · NWS PQR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A cold frontal boundary arriving on Nov 17th followed by a modified arctic airmass loft and long-fetch northwesterly flow by Nov 18th facilitate heavy snow across the Cascades above 2000-3000ft.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

A cold frontal boundary arriving on Nov 17th followed by a modified arctic airmass loft and long-fetch northwesterly flow by Nov 18th facilitate heavy snow across the Cascades above 2000-3000ft.

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Cascades of Lane County

When
November 17, 10:00 AM PST to November 18, 9:00 PM PST
Where
Cascades of Lane County forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
43.942, -122.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

McKenzie SNOTEL at 4770 ft recorded 16 inches of snowfall with 12 inches first hit at 0100 Nov 18th and the Holland Meadows SNOTEL recorded 20 inches of snowfall with 12 inches first hit at 0400 PST Nov 18th.

Heavy Snow, North Oregon Cascades

When
November 17, 11:00 AM PST to November 18, 9:00 PM PST
Where
North Oregon Cascades forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
45.418, -122.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Red Hill SNOTEL at 4410ft recorded 19 inches of snowfall with 12 inches first reached 0300 PST.

Heavy Snow, Cascades of Marion and Linn Counties

When
November 17, 11:00 AM PST to November 18, 9:00 PM PST
Where
Cascades of Marion and Linn Counties forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
44.696, -122.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bear Grass SNOTEL at 4720 ft recorded 20 inches of snowfall with 12 inches first hit at 0000 Nov 18th.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1221932, 1221930, 1221931.