Winter Weather, Yakima Valley
- When
- January 1, 7:41 PM PST to January 2, 7:41 PM PST
- Where
- Yakima Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -120.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Washington, January 1 to 2, 2005
Light snow fell on interstate 82 from Selah to Ellensburg, which led to icy roadways. The road became blocked in both directions by disabled semi trucks, which forced the closure of the interstate for about four hours.
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.
Light snow fell on interstate 82 from Selah to Ellensburg, which led to icy roadways. The road became blocked in both directions by disabled semi trucks, which forced the closure of the interstate for about four hours. Despite several rollovers, no serious injuries or fatalities occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Kittitas Valley
- When
- January 1, 8:44 PM PST to January 2, 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- Kittitas Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.791, -120.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in Guam, January 1, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 1 to 15, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 20, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 1 to 20, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 1 to 16, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 15, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 18, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 14, 2005
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 15, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 15, 2005
- Ice Storm in Iowa, January 1, 2005
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 1, 2005
More
Every storm in Washington in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, January 2005
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5434279, 5434278.