Heavy Snow in Vancouver Area, Washington

Heavy Snow January 16, 2007 · Vancouver Area, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

Five inches of new snow reported at La Center and in Hockinson.

The wider storm

In the wake of a Pacific low pressure storm, cold air was entrenched over southwest Washington. As a result, post-frontal unstable shower activity resulted in additional snow accumulations over the lower elevations. Schools in the greater Portland and Vancouver metro area were closed for a total of two-and-a-half days due to somewhat hazardous traveling conditions on smaller roads.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 12840. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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