Heavy Snow — Lower Columbia, Washington

2012-01-17 to 2012-01-18 · Lower Columbia, Washington

Event narrative

A trained spotter in Longview measured 9 inches of new snow. Trained spotters measured heavy snowfall in other parts of Longview with 6.5 inches of new snow and in Kalama with 4 inches of new snow.

Wider weather episode

With a cold air mass in place over the Pacific Northwest, two strong and very moist Pacific weather systems brought snow to the area with heavy snow in the mountains and snow levels down to the valley floor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 361339. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.