Heavy Snow in Lower Columbia, Washington

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were reports of 4 to 8 inches of snow around Kelso, Longview, Castle Rock, La Center, and Lexington.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system moved up from the southwest. Surface temperatures as precipitation started were just above freezing, but with heavy showers, rain quickly turned over to snow during the early evening. Embedded thunderstorms enhanced snowfall rates around the Vancouver Metro for a crippling snowstorm Tuesday evening, with snow continuing to fall through Wednesday morning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 677397. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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