Winter Weather, Washington Palouse
- When
- November 13, 3:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Washington Palouse forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 2 indirect
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 47.261, -117.463 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Washington, November 13, 2009
Light snow accumulations in combination with a busy traffic period contributed to seven traffic accidents between Colfax and Uniontown on Highway 195. 3 inches of snow.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Light snow accumulations in combination with a busy traffic period contributed to seven traffic accidents between Colfax and Uniontown on Highway 195. A trained spotter in Pullman measured 1.3 inches of snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Coastal Flood and High Surf in New York, November 13 to 15, 2009
- Heavy Rain in Connecticut, November 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, November 13 to 15, 2009
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 13 to 15, 2009
- High Wind in Texas, November 13 to 15, 2009
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, November 13, 2009
- High Wind in Washington, November 13, 2009
- Blizzard in Alaska, November 13 to 14, 2009
More
Every storm in Washington in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, November 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 200257.