Heavy Snow in Yakima Valley, Washington

Heavy Snow December 9, 2022 – December 10, 2022 · Yakima Valley, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter 2 miles northwest of Yakima, Wa measured 5.8 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period ending at 0835 PST on Dec. 10th. Via a public report from Tieton, Wa, 5 inches of new snow was measured at 0550 PST on Dec. 10th.

The wider storm

A potent upper level trough impacting the Pacific Northwest placed the region under a moist southwest flow aloft, and combined with a strong cold air pooling along the eastern slopes of the Washington Cascades, resulted in heavy snow occurring in these areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1073202. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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