Ice Storm in Yakima Valley, Washington

Ice Storm December 26, 2022 – December 27, 2022 · Yakima Valley, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Co-Op observer in Sunnyside, WA measured 0.25 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain from the previous evening at 0200 PST on Dec. 27th. Via a public report from Granger, WA, 0.25 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain was reported at 0200 PST on Dec. 27th.

The wider storm

Warm air aloft and cold pooling in valley areas combined with an upper trough influencing the regions weather resulted in freezing rain developing across portions of the east slopes of the Washington Cascades and portions of southeastern and south central Washington over Dec. 26th and 27th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1073311. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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