Heavy Snow, E Kittitas
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM PST to January 16, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Kittitas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.791, -120.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Washington, January 15 to 16, 2000
A strong winter storm brought widespread heavy snow to the Yakima and Kittitas valleys. Ellensburg, at an elevation of 1500 ft, received over 4 inches of snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 PDT wrote it up.
A strong winter storm brought widespread heavy snow to the Yakima and Kittitas valleys. Ellensburg, at an elevation of 1500 ft, received over 4 inches of snow. Yakima received 6 inches. Heavier amounts fell around these cities. Cowliche, 7 miles northwest of Yakima at 1600 ft, had 7 inches. Selah, just east of Yakima had 4.5 inches accumulation with considerable blowing and drifting. This storm also caused a power outage that affected around 4800 customers in the Selah and Gleed subdivisions.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, E Yakima
- When
- January 15, 10:00 PM PST to January 16, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Yakima forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -120.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, January 15 to 19, 2000
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Puerto Rico, January 15 to 17, 2000
- Strong Wind in U.S. Virgin Islands, January 15 to 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- High Wind in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, January 15 to 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Washington in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, January 2000
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: 5132927, 5132928.