PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — On Feb. 22, 2022, Portland was blindsided by the second-largest single-day snowstorm in the city’s history. Hundreds of people were forced to abandon their cars along impassable city streets and interstate highways that evening and many more abandoned their responsibilities to play in the snow, which was piled nearly a foot high by morning.
While Portland isn’t expected to see another massive snowstorm in February 2024, KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart said that another unusual single-day snowstorm is possible.
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“Portland seeing another February snowstorm or arctic blast isn’t out of the question,” Cozart said. “Right now, nothing points us in that direction, but historically we’ve seen some pretty intense winter storms move through western Oregon and Washington during the second month of the year.”
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Record snow in Downtown Portland as seen by KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart in February of 2023. (KOIN 6) -
Snow transforms Portland’s Lair Hill Park into a winter wonderland on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 (KOIN) -
Snow blankets streets and parked vehicles in South Portland on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 (KOIN) -
Snow backs up traffic in Downtown Portland on Feb. 22, 2023. (KOIN) -
A snowman in Portland’s Nob Hill neighborhood during the winter snow storm on Thursday, February 23, 2023. (KOIN) -
FILE: Snow falling around the Portland sign during a winter storm on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. (KOIN) -
A KOIN 6 News reporter’s mic during the winter snowstorm on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. (KOIN)
