Ice Storm — Western Columbia Gorge, Washington

2014-02-08 to 2014-02-09 · Western Columbia Gorge, Washington

Event narrative

Although there were not many reports in the Washington side of the Gorge, reports from the Oregon side can be used to verify snow and ice for the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. A local media meteorologist reported 0.5 to 0.75 inch of ice in Corbett, and there were numerous crashes along Interstate 84 due to snow and ice near Cascade Locks.

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 507450. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.