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Winter Storm Ryan Hammered the Northwest and Northern Rockies With Heavy Snow, Wind (RECAP)
Winter Storm Ryan Hammered the Northwest and Northern Rockies With Heavy Snow, Wind (RECAP)
Jan 17, 2024 3:30 PM

At a Glance

Winter Storm Ryan brought heavy snow to parts of Oregon's Willamette Valley.Ryan also brought blizzard conditions to parts of Montana and Idaho.Ryan then laid down light to moderate snow from the northern Plains to New England.

Winter Storm Ryan brought heavy snow and wind to parts of the Northwest and then spread light to moderate snowfall from the northern Plains into New England.

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Winter Storm Ryan was a disturbance on the jet stream that developed over the Pacific Northwest early on Feb. 25, then rode the northern tier of the U.S. through the next day and a half.

Ryan brought snow to the Willamette Valley of Oregon late Feb. 24 into Feb. 25. The snow was more significant in southern parts of the Willamette Valley, where tree damage and power outages were reported.

Eugene Airport in Oregon picked up 12 inches of snow overnight Feb. 24 into Feb. 25. Western parts of the Portland, Oregon, metro area received 1 to 2 inches of snow.

The heavy, wet snow , on Feb. 25, according to the National Weather Service. That area includes the southern Willamette Valley and adjacent foothills.

Some interior parts of Oregon saw 2 to 3 feet of snow, including 36 inches in Bend and 30 inches in Redmond.

(MORE: Impacts From Winter Storm Ryan)

Farther east, blizzard conditions were observed in Missoula, Montana, at the on the afternoon of Feb. 24.

Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada was forced closed early Feb. 26 because of the heavy snow falling there. Flooding and debris flows were reported in northern parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Feb. 26 into the morning of Feb. 27, from northern South Dakota and southern North Dakota into central Minnesota, central Wisconsin and Lower Michigan, with a few spots of more than 6 inches.

By late on the 27th, the mid-level disturbance reached the Great Lakes and Northeast with light to moderate snowfall.

Ryan brought a decent snowfall across the Northeast, including much of New England, where Boston picked up 4-5 inches of snow.

Here are some snow reports by state from Winter Storm Ryan.

-Connecticut: 3.1 inches in Moosup

-Idaho: 46.5 inches in Featherville

-Massachusetts: 5 inches in Williamstown; 4 inches in Westborough

-Michigan: 9 inches in Hale; 6 inches near Traverse City; 4.5 inches near Flint

-Minnesota: 4.1 inches near Falcon Heights; 2.8 inches in Minneapolis-St. Paul

-Montana: 36 inches near Grantsdale; 10.6 inches in Missoula; 6 inches in Bozeman

-New Hampshire: 3 inches near North Hampton

-New York: 7.7 inches in Onondaga; 7 inches in Syracuse; 5.3 inches in Albany

-North Dakota: 6 inches in Bowman; 1.7 inches in Bismarck; 1.5 inches in Fargo

-Oregon: 48 inches in La Pine; 36 inches in Bend; 30 inches in Redmond; 12 inches in Eugene

-Pennsylvania: 3 inches near McKean and Coudersport

-Rhode Island: 4.3 inches in Providence

-South Dakota: 4.6 inches in Mobridge; 2.4 inches in Aberdeen

Vermont: 5.5 inches West Arlington

-Washington: 9.5 inches near Anatone; 5.5 inches in Kennewick

-Wisconsin: 7.5 inches near Manitowoc; 5.5 inches in Wausau

Snowfall from Feb. 24-28. Some of the snow in the West is from a system after Ryan and some of the snow shown in the Plains, Midwest occurred before Ryan.

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