Winter Weather — Central Columbia River Gorge, Washington

2016-01-03 to 2016-01-04 · Central Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Event narrative

One to three inches of snow followed by a trace to 0.10 inch of freezing rain resulted in traffic accidents and delays.

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 614627. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.