Heavy Snow, Moses Lake Area
- When
- November 30, 3:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Moses Lake Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 47.095, -119.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Washington, November 30, 2010
A band of heavy snow accumulations occurred from the Moses Lake area extending into Northeast Washington as a deep low pressure system impacted the area. Most locations picked up between four to eight inches of snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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.
A band of heavy snow accumulations occurred from the Moses Lake area extending into Northeast Washington as a deep low pressure system impacted the area. Most locations picked up between four to eight inches of snow. On the Palouse, State Highways 23, 194, and 272 were closed due to blowing and drifting snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow, 1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Upper Columbia Basin
- When
- November 30, 4:00 AM PST to 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Upper Columbia Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 47.610, -119.173 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Spokane Area
- When
- November 30, 6:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Spokane Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 47.599, -117.911 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northeast Mountains
- When
- November 30, 6:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northeast Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 48.184, -117.511 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Washington Palouse
- When
- November 30, 6:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Washington Palouse forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 47.261, -117.463 (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.
- 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
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- Extreme Cold in New Mexico, November 30, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, November 30, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Alabama, November 30, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, November 30, 2010
- High Wind in Tennessee, November 30, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, November 30, 2010
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, November 30, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 30, 2010
- High Wind in New York, November 30, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, November 30, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, November 30, 2010
More
Every storm in Washington in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, November 2010
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: 266157, 266158, 266159, 266160, 268744.