Brozen ponds, bursting pipes and single-digit lows were evidence last week that Sweet Home was caught in a blast of arctic air flowing across the states from Canada.
Oregon wasn’t hit as hard as the Midwest, and it didn’t last as long, said Liana Ramirez, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Portland.
Oregon had a threat of snow, but it never materialized in the Willamette Valley, she said. The Weather Service did receive…