1 dense fog, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Freezing fog caused ice to build up on power lines in Klickitat county. This caused power outages for as many as 4100 customers over a three day period.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, December 1997
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: 5626146.