Heavy Snow — Northeast Blue Mountains, Washington

2020-01-13 to 2020-01-14 · Northeast Blue Mountains, Washington

Event narrative

The COOP observer located 14 miles south of Asotin recorded 13.0 inches of snow accumulation form this storm.

Wider weather episode

An arctic front briefly dropped down into eastern Washington and north Idaho on January 13th and 14th. Light snow accompanied this frontal passage with generally 1 to 3 inches of snow accumulation around the region. However the front stalled along the Washington/Oregon border and promoted an extended period of light snow which left a swath of heavier accumulations From the Blue Mountains through the Lewiston, ID area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 871066. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.