Heavy Snow, East Slopes Northern Cascades
- When
- January 1, 4:00 AM PST to January 2, 4:00 AM PST
- Where
- East Slopes Northern Cascades forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Heavy Snow in Washington, January 1 to 2, 2009
Abundant moisture associated with a low pressure system brought heavy snow to portions of Eastern Washington. Snow accumulations ranged mainly from four to eight inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 5
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 OTX wrote it up.
Abundant moisture associated with a low pressure system brought heavy snow to portions of Eastern Washington. Snow accumulations ranged mainly from four to eight inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Northeast Mountains
- When
- January 1, 4:00 AM PST to January 2, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northeast Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.184, -117.511 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Okanogan Valley
- When
- January 1, 5:00 AM PST to January 2, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- Okanogan Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.143, -119.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wenatchee Area
- When
- January 1, 5:00 AM PST to January 2, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- Wenatchee Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.802, -120.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Spokane Area
- When
- January 1, 5:00 AM PST to January 2, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Spokane Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 47.599, -117.911 (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
- Debris Flows and Flooding in Oregon, January 1 to 5, 2009
- Extreme Cold in New Mexico, January 1, 2009
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2009
- High Wind in Oregon, January 1, 2009
- Flooding in Indiana, January 1 to 8, 2009
- High Wind in Colorado, January 1, 2009
- Cold in New York, January 1, 2009
- Drought in Wisconsin, January 1 to 31, 2009
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2009
- Drought in California, January 1 to 31, 2009
- Extreme Cold in Alaska, January 1 to 12, 2009
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2009
More
Every storm in Washington in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, January 2009
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: 150906, 150909, 150907, 150908, 150910.