By Rod Hill on 2022-04-11
PDX reports 1" of snow, the most ever in the month of April. Airport snow records date back to October of 1940. 2" at KGW also breaks the downtown Portland record for snow this late in the season. Downtown records date back as far as the year 1870. Other reports as of 7:00 this morning: 2" Hazel Dell, 4-5" in the West Hills, 5 1/2" in Ridgefield, 4" of snow out in Banks and 7 1/2" in Skamania at 645 feet. Still expecting most areas to transition into rain around 10:00 a.m.
Snow levels for scattered precipitation will hold near 1,500' Tuesday and Wednesday. Snow flurries will be possible overnight as cold April weather continues.
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