From the evening of January 6th through the early morning of January 7th an area of persistent snow showers developed over a localized area of northeastern Washington in an unstable air mass behind a cold front. |Outside of this narrow corridor generally a trace to 1 inch of snow accumulation was noted.
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The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
From the evening of January 6th through the early morning of January 7th an area of persistent snow showers developed over a localized area of northeastern Washington in an unstable air mass behind a cold front. Scattered reports of heavy snow accumulations were received from locations between Springdale and Newport underneath these showers.|Outside of this narrow corridor generally a trace to 1 inch of snow accumulation was noted.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
An observer in Newport recorded 7.0 inches of new snow accumulation.
A spotter near Diamond Lake reported 5.9 inches of new snow accumulation from overnight snow showers. Another spotter near Springdale reported 4.0 inches of accumulation.
The 49 North ski resort reported 10.5 inches of snow accumulation from persistent overnight snow showers .
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, January 2019
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: 794114, 794118, 794127.