Heavy Snow in Lower Columbia, Washington

Heavy Snow January 17, 2012 – January 18, 2012 · Lower Columbia, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 361339. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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