Heavy Snow in Lower Columbia, Washington

Heavy Snow February 24, 2011 · Lower Columbia, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter in Kalama, Washington measured 6 inches of new snow between 16:00 PST and 22:00 PST on February 24th. Heavy snow was also reported at Longview with 5 inches of new snow and at Castle Rock with 4 inches of new snow. Interstate 5 was closed north of La Center due to multiple accidents caused by snow and ice during the evening.

The wider storm

A second snowfall event occurred over southwest Washington Thursday evening when a deformation band formed over the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 283972. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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