Heavy Snow — Lower Columbia, Washington

2017-01-10 to 2017-01-11 · Lower Columbia, Washington

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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_id 677397. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.