Washington, 2023

Heavy Snow in Washington, January 6 to 7, 2023

January 6 to 7, 2023 · NWS OTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy snow band was pushed into the Cascades from easterly winds. Snow amounts ranged from 4 to 7 inches.

Where it happened

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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 OTX wrote it up.

Heavy snow band was pushed into the Cascades from easterly winds. Snow amounts ranged from 4 to 7 inches.

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Central Chelan County

When
January 6, 8:00 PM PST to January 7, 9:00 AM PST
Where
Central Chelan County forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.869, -120.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An estimated 7 inches was reported 1 mile Northeast of Leavenworth.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1078555.