Sleet — Western Columbia River Gorge, Washington

2007-12-01 to 2007-12-02 · Western Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Event narrative

Approximately 1 inch of sleet and freezing rain fell on top of 2 to 3 inches of snow in the Hood River and White Salmon areas.

Wider weather episode

Ahead of a round of devastating storms in the Pacific Northwest, snow levels were very low, down to the valley floor in some regions. Precipitation fell as snow over the South Washington Cascades and foothills for an extended period of time before the much warmer systems moved in and changed all the precipitation to rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 112903. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.