Winter Storm — Washington Palouse, Washington

2022-01-06 to 2022-01-07 · Washington Palouse, Washington

Event narrative

A major winter storm brought heavy, fresh snow, and freezing rain followed by strong winds to the Washington Palouse. There were 24 hour snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches in Pullman, Colfax, and Oaksdale on January 6th. Blowing and drifting snow closed roads and led to accidents due to poor visibility and strong winds. A semi-truck rolled over on US Highway 195 shortly after the Pullman Airport and ASOS site reported a peak gust of 58 mph on the 7th. There was one minor injury.

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 1003811. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.