Freezing Fog — Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
2011-12-08 to 2011-12-09 · Lower Columbia Basin, Washington
1
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
Wider weather episode
High pressure produced stagnant conditions which led to freezing fog and snow grains in the Tri-Cities area. A one vehicle accident on slippery Interstate 84 caused a fatality to the driver. A good samaritan motorist stopped to help and was injured when another motorist lost control of their vehicle and collided with the first accident.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 351088. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.