Winter Storm — Central Columbia River Gorge, Washington

2017-02-08 to 2017-02-09 · Central Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Event narrative

CoCoRaHs observers in the area recorded 0.3 to 0.4 inches of ice on top of 3 to 6 inches of snow, except 0.5 inches of ice was recorded by a spotter in Underwood.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system approaching the Coast of Washington brought a warm front through on the 7th starting the snow in the Columbia Gorge, and the trailing cold front moved through on the 8th through the 9th bringing high winds to the Washington Coast and Willapa Hills as well as additional snow and ice to the Columbia Gorge. Winds picked back up on the back side of this system for another round of high winds in the South Washington Cascades.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 684205. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.