Heavy Snow in Lower Columbia, Oregon

Heavy Snow January 10, 2017 – January 11, 2017 · Lower Columbia, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were reports of 4 to 8 inches of snow around Kelso and Longview across the river.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system moved up from the southwest and overran an existing cold, deep airmass. Surface temperatures as precipitation started were just above freezing, but with heavy showers, precipitation quickly turned over to snow during the early evening hours. Embedded thunderstorms enhanced snowfall rates around the Portland Metro area for a crippling snowstorm Tuesday evening. Snow continued to fall through Wednesday morning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 677373. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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