Ice Storm in Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon

Ice Storm January 17, 2017 – January 18, 2017 · Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Devastating Ice Storm in the Columbia River Gorge, with ice accumulations generally around 1 to 2 inches, with 1.5 to 2 inches in Hood River. Interstate 84 (I-84) through the Gorge was closed for a good part of 3 days.

The wider storm

An approaching low pressure system brought rain across the Columbia River Gorge, while cold air was trapped at the surface and was slow to clear out. This brought a tremendous amount of freezing rain to the Columbia Gorge, closing I-84 and SR-14 to travel through the Gorge. Freezing rain was observed as far west as the Portland Airport, impacting the east side of the Portland Metro as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 677422. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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