Heavy Snow — Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Washington

2019-02-14 · Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Wider weather episode

A storm brought a mix of wintry precipitation to the region through the day on the 14th of February. Warm air aloft was primarily confined to Benton, Walla Walla and Franklin counties where a light coating of freezing rain fell followed by light snow. Accumulations in these ranges ranged from trace ice to around a tenth of an inch and up to 2 inches of snow. Further west, Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas County saw mostly snow with total accumulations between 3 and 8 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 797295. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.