Heavy Snow, West Columbia River Gorge
- When
- December 28, 3:00 PM PST to December 29, 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- West Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
Heavy Snow in Washington, December 28 to 29, 1996
Cold air to the east of the Cascade Mountains funneled through the Columbia River Gorge and produced heavy snow within the gorge and near the western end of the gorge. Skamania received 5 inches of snow and Washougal 6 inches.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.
Cold air to the east of the Cascade Mountains funneled through the Columbia River Gorge and produced heavy snow within the gorge and near the western end of the gorge. Skamania received 5 inches of snow and Washougal 6 inches.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Vancouver Area
- When
- December 28, 3:00 PM PST to December 29, 12:00 AM PST
- Where
- Vancouver Area forecast zone
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 28 to 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 28 to 29, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 28, 1996
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 28 to 29, 1996
- Winter Storm in Idaho, December 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 28, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, December 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 28, 1996
More
Every storm in Washington in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5575759, 5575760.