Heavy Snow, Skamania T X S & X Sw/X E Cowlitz
- When
- February 5, 6:00 PM PST to February 7, 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Skamania T X S & X Sw/X E Cowlitz forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Heavy Snow in Washington, February 5 to 7, 1999
A Pacific weather system dumped large amounts of snow over the Washington and Oregon Cascades. Up to 33 inches of snow were reported (Mt.
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.
A Pacific weather system dumped large amounts of snow over the Washington and Oregon Cascades. Up to 33 inches of snow were reported (Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area). Oregon Dept. of Transportation measured 30 inches of snow from this storm at Santiam Pass on Hwy 20. The heavy snow briefly closed roads and made travel across the mountains very difficult.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, C Cowlitz/N&ne Clark/P X Sw Skamania
- When
- February 5, 6:00 PM PST to February 7, 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- C Cowlitz/N&ne Clark/P X Sw Skamania forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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
- High Wind in Colorado, February 5, 1999
- Rip Current in Guam, February 5 to 6, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Winter Weather in Michigan, February 5, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 5 to 6, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, February 5, 1999
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 5, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 5 to 6, 1999
More
Every storm in Washington in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, February 1999
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: 5689156, 5689157.