Heavy Snow — E Yakima, Washington

2000-01-15 to 2000-01-16 · E Yakima, Washington

Wider weather episode

A strong winter storm brought widespread heavy snow to the Yakima and Kittitas valleys. Ellensburg, at an elevation of 1500 ft, received over 4 inches of snow. Yakima received 6 inches. Heavier amounts fell around these cities. Cowliche, 7 miles northwest of Yakima at 1600 ft, had 7 inches. Selah, just east of Yakima had 4.5 inches accumulation with considerable blowing and drifting. This storm also caused a power outage that affected around 4800 customers in the Selah and Gleed subdivisions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5132928. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.