Winter Weather in Spokane Area, Washington

Winter Weather March 16, 2011 · Spokane Area, Washington

Death

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A pickup truck heading west on Government Way lost control near the intersection of Aubrey L. White Parkway and flipped off the road. The 47 year old male driver was pronounced dead on the scene shortly after law enforcement arrived.

The wider storm

Rainfall along a cold front overnight on March 15th gave way to clearing skies during the early morning hours on March 16th. Radiational cooling dropped temperatures to below freezing in some spots in the Spokane Area. Icy conditions followed as some of this water from earlier rainfall remained on roadways.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 287834. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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