Winter Weather — Waterville Plateau, Washington

2022-01-07 · Waterville Plateau, Washington

Event narrative

Sustained strong winds and fresh snow created drifting snow and near zero visibility across the Waterville Plateau. There were numerous road closures and cars stranded on U.S. Highway 2.

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 1003805. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.