Heavy Snow — Moses Lake Area, Washington

2022-01-06 · Moses Lake Area, Washington

Event narrative

Across the Columbia Basin, in Moses Lake, Quincy, and Ephrata, heavy snow began falling overnight that accumulated to 5 to 10 inches by mid-morning. Quincy School District cancelled school due to the poor weather conditions.

Wider weather episode

A deep and slow moving storm system, with a deep fetch of Pacific moisture, delivered widespread moderate to heavy snow to the Inland Northwest tonight into Thursday. The winter storm severely impact transportation for almost one week. During the event, numerous school districts cancelled school due to the hazardous winter driving conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1003799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.