Heavy Snow — East Columbia River Gorge, Washington

2004-01-01 · East Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Wider weather episode

A powerful winter storm hit the Pacific Northwest on New Years Day. A deep surface low tracked across central and northeast Oregon, as well as southeast Washington. This resulted in heavy snow on the northwest side of the surface low track. Breezy winds in the Tri-Cities area also led to snow drifts up to 20 inches. Here are some of the snow totals from this event...Eastern Columbia River Gorge: 6-8 inchesYakima Valley: Yakima 6 inches, Selah 4 inchesLower Columbia Basin: 2 NE Richland 7 inches, Kennewick 6 inches, 5 NE Prosser 4 inchesKittitas Valley: 7 miles west of Thorp 8.5 inches

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5383611. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.