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Winter Weather in Central Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Winter Weather January 3, 2016 – January 4, 2016 · Central Columbia River Gorge, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

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 614627. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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