Winter Weather in Lower Columbia, Washington

Winter Weather January 3, 2016 – January 4, 2016 · Lower Columbia, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 614626. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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