Winter Weather — Moses Lake Area, Washington

2018-11-22 · Moses Lake Area, Washington

Event narrative

The Grant County Sheriff reported an SUV slid off of an icy road and rolled leading to one fatality and 3 injuries among the 4 occupants of the car. The Moses Lake ASOS reported freezing rain during the hours leading up to the accident.

Wider weather episode

During the overnight hours of November 22nd light freezing rain was noted in Grant County. A number of automobile accidents including a fatal accident occurred. A bus carrying members of the University of Washington Band slid off Interstate 90 and rolled but fortunately there were no serious injuries among the passengers. In a separate incident an SUV slid off a road and rolled resulting in one fatality and 3 injuries.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 789421. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.