Heavy Snow — Lower Columbia, Washington

2011-02-23 to 2011-02-24 · Lower Columbia, Washington

Event narrative

A resident of Kelso/Longview measured 4 inches of new snow. This snow accumulation in Kelso/Longview was also reported on a social media site.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system off the Pacific Northwest Coast brought snow showers...heavy at times...to southwest Washington. An intense band of showers brought higher accumulations of snow over the Interstate 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 283397. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.