Winter Storm — Lower Columbia, Washington

2008-12-20 to 2008-12-21 · Lower Columbia, Washington

Event narrative

Nine to 10 inches of snow fell in the Lower Columbia region. Some reports include 9 inches in Longview and 10 inches in Kalama.

Wider weather episode

The third in a series of an unusually cold storm systems brought heavy snow accumulations to southwest Washington. The heavy snowfall created a significant impact to many communities across southwest Washington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 143801. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.