Snow storm in February 2023
Snow images from Oregon and Southwest Washington.
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Caleigh Feeny, left, and Matthew Baumgartner walk their dog Whiskey in southwest Portland, Feb. 23, 2023. Heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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Myron Lee shovels the sidewalks in the Sylvan Hills area as Portland area digs out on Feb. 23, 2023. Heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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A driver gets a push after being stuck in the snow, in southwest Portland, Feb. 23, 2023. Heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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A pair of cross country skiers ski through Sellwood Park in Portland, Feb. 23, 2023.
Stephani Gordon / OPB
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Rockaway Beach, Ore., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Heavy snow coated much of Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington Wednesday afternoon and overnight into Thursday morning.
Courtesy of Doug Colling
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A woman uses a blanket to stay warm as she battles the cold and snow on Feb. 23, 2023 in the far west side of Portland. Heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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Greg Palin shovels the sidewalk in front of his wife’s business, a yarn shop called Close Knit on Northeast Alberta Street, in Portland on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. A snow storm covered the metro area in several inches of snow, making roads icy and leading to several school and business closures.
Rob Manning / OPB
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TriMet buses pause on any icy patch of of road at Northeast Alberta Street and 15th Avenue Northeast in Portland on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. A snow storm covered the metro area in several inches of snow, making roads icy and leading to several school and business closures.
Rob Manning / OPB
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Packed ice on Milwaukie Avenue in Sellwood, Feb. 23, 2023.
Stephani Gordon / OPB
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Christopher Gorton carries home groceries after walking to the store in southwest Portland, Feb. 23, 2023. Heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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A smile is drawn onto the windshield on a snow-covered car in southwest Portland, Feb. 23, 2023. Heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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Portland area digs out on Feb. 23, 2023, after heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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Portland area digs out on Feb. 23, 2023, after heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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Portland area digs out on Feb. 23, 2023, after heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city. A person walks through deep snow in the Sylvan Hills area in SW Portland.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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Portland area digs out on Feb. 23, 2023, after heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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Portland area digs out on Feb. 23, 2023, after heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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A bird is fluffed up for warmth, as Portland area digs out on Feb. 23, 2023. Heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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In this contributed photo, a view from Newport, Feb. 23, 2023. The snow postponed the city’s seafood and wine festival. Organizers say it will kick off on Friday and run through Sunday.
Courtesy of Dean Sawyer
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In the Outer Kerns area in Portland, Zephyr Anderson takes advantage of a snow day, Feb. 23, 2023. Heavy snowfall began on Wednesday afternoon, making it the second-snowiest day ever recorded in the city.
Heather Arndt Anderson / OPB
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Snow covers South Portland and downtown Milwaukie. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
Kristian Foden-Vencil / OPB
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Drivers creep along NW Naito Parkway near Burnside Bridge in Portland, Feb. 22, 2023. Commutes throughout the Portland area were hampered by heavy snowfall, Feb. 22, 2023.
Prakruti Bhatt / OPB
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A Catlin Gabel school bus was stranded near the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, Feb. 22, 2023.
Alexandria Hasenstab / OPB
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Tanner Springs Park in the Pearl District, under a blanket of snow. Feb. 22, 2023.
Katie Alcantar / OPB
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A TriMet bus is stuck in the roadway, facing south in the northbound lanes, near the intersection of NE 82nd and Sandy. Commutes throughout the Portland area were hampered by heavy snowfall, Feb. 22, 2023.
Kevin Kays / OPB
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Traffic was inching along on Macadam Avenue in Portland, Feb. 22, 2023.
Courtney Sherwood / OPB
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In the Sylvan Hills area of Southwest Portland, a driver receives some help getting up Barnes Road. Feb. 22, 2023.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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At Hosford Middle School in SE Portland, there was enough snow for Mia, left, and Xander Livingston-Edwards to get started on making a snowman, Feb. 22, 2023.
Morgan McDonald / OPB
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A truck sits in the middle of the roadway after attempting to climb NW Cornell Rd. near the intersection of NW Miller Rd. in Southwest Portland, Feb. 22, 2023.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
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People slip on the snow-covered sidewalks near Tanner Springs Park in the Pearl District, Feb. 22, 2023.
Katie Alcantar / OPB
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As the snow fell around 3 p.m., Portland International Airport crews worked to clear the snow from the gates, Feb. 22, 2023.
Courtesy of Laura Britzius
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Sellwood River Park, Feb. 23, 2023.
Stephani Gordon / OPB
