Winter Weather — Lower Columbia, Washington

2016-01-03 to 2016-01-04 · Lower Columbia, Washington

Event narrative

One to 3 inches of snow fell follwed by a trace to 0.10 inch of freezing rain. Slick roads resulted in traffic delays and accidents.

Wider weather episode

East winds through the Columbia River Gorge maintained below freezing surface temperatures for the Columbia Gorge, and areas of Clark County as a couple of precipitating events moved over the area Jan 3 and Jan 4. This resulted transportation challenges and school closures. There were a lot of car accidents and minor injuries from slips and falls on the ice.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 614626. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.