Washington, 2019

Winter Weather in Washington, January 3, 2019

January 3, 2019 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Cold air trapped in the upper reaches of the Yakima and Kittitas Valleys with warm air overspreading aloft brought pockets of freezing rain to the area. In Naches, an empty school bus slid off the road.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
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 PDT wrote it up.

Cold air trapped in the upper reaches of the Yakima and Kittitas Valleys with warm air overspreading aloft brought pockets of freezing rain to the area. In Naches, an empty school bus slid off the road. At the accident scene first responders had difficulty standing up on the ice covered road surface.

Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, East Slopes of the Washington Cascades

When
January 3, 6:00 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
Where
East Slopes of the Washington Cascades forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media

Light freezing rain in Naches. A school bus slid off the highway. No injuries were reported.

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

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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: 791650.