Heavy Snow — Waterville Plateau, Washington

2017-01-07 to 2017-01-08 · Waterville Plateau, Washington

Event narrative

A member of the public reported 7 inches of new snow accumulation at Waterville.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm system brought heavy snow to the western Columbia Basin near the Cascades and to the northeastern basin from the Spokane area to the Palouse region on January 7th through the morning of the 8th. Generally 3 to 5 inches affected the Wenatchee area, the Waterville Plateau and the Okanogan Valley. The adjacent Cascades received similar accumulations but these amounts are not uncommon for the mountainous areas. Over the eastern areas widespread heavy snow occurred over Idaho but the border regions of far eastern Washington were also affected with a general 2 to 5 inches of accumulation under the edge of the heavier accumulation shield.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 677124. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.