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Heavy Snow in Western Columbia Gorge, Washington

Heavy Snow February 10, 2019 – February 12, 2019 · Western Columbia Gorge, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

Exact amounts of snow and ice are unknown due to lack of reports. One spotter report from Stevenson had 7.5 inches of snow in a 12 hour period. Another report from the public in Stevenson had 10 inches of snow in a 24 hour period. Heavy snow and ice closed I-84 in both directions east of Milepost 23 due to heavy snow and ice which caused a crash involving multiple tractor-trailers.

The wider storm

Back-to-back low pressure systems dropping south along the coast of British Columbia and Washington brought cold air south into SW Washington as well as plenty of moisture. Locations in the Columbia Gorge saw 1 to 2 feet of snow. At lower elevations, a near stationary frontal boundary Monday night into Tuesday morning dropped several inches of rain over portions of Cowlitz County causing flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 810024. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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