Ice Storm — Western Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

2014-02-08 to 2014-02-09 · Western Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Event narrative

A local media meteorologist reported 0.5 to 0.75 inch of ice in Corbett. Worst impacts were near Cascade Locks where numerous crashes occurred on Interstate 84 resulting in intermittent closures due to snow and ice. There was also several power outages reported.

Wider weather episode

A Weather system brought additional snow and ice to Northwest Oregon March 8th. This is the third cold weather event in a series where there was a widespread snow/ice event on March 7th that followed a widespread heavy snow event on the 6th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 507447. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.