Winter Storm — Greater Vancouver Area, Washington

2014-02-08 to 2014-02-09 · Greater Vancouver Area, Washington

Event narrative

Up to 3 inches of additional snow fell on March 8th before the precipitation changed to freezing rain in the afternoon. The freezing rain persisted through midnight. A Battleground Spotter reported 1 inch of snow followed by 0.25 inch of ice. Another spotter reported 0.25 inch of ice accumulation in Camas.

Wider weather episode

A Weather system brought additional snow and ice to Southwest Washington 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 507449. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.