Heavy Snow — Upper Columbia Basin, Washington

2022-01-05 to 2022-01-06 · Upper Columbia Basin, Washington

Event narrative

A strong winter storm brought moderate to heavy snow across the upper Columbia Basin. Snow began around 2200PST bringing 4 to 6 inches of snow overnight in locations such as Ritzville, Odessa, and Davenport. Due to the heavy snow and slick road conditions, there was a slide off on Interstate 90 near Sprague. No injuries were reported.

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 1003802. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.