A passing Arctic Front brought periods of heavy snow and low visibilities to the area to portions of the Eastern Washington.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
A passing Arctic Front brought periods of heavy snow and low visibilities to the area to portions of the Eastern Washington.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 11, 4:16 AM PST, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 heavy snow, 2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Observer reported 7 inches of snow 2 miles South of Anatone.
Observer reported 7.2 inches 5 Northwest of Ardenvoir.
Observer reported 7.2 inches 5 Northwest of Ardenvoir.
Observer reported 11.4 inches of snow 1 mile Southwest of Wenatchee. Reports ranged from 8 to 11 inches in the area.
Heavy snow under a persistent convergence zone resulted in near white-out conditions at Stevens Pass causing the pass to close for several hours. Snow rates exceeded 2/hour at times. An avalanche sensor near the pass indicated 12 inches of snow since noon.
Snow squall caused multiple accidents in East Wenatchee. Pangborn Airport reported quarter-mile visibility with the squall, with a flash freeze indicated on several area roads via WSDOT sensors. Time based on ASOS report.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, January 2024
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: 1159654, 1159653, 1194168, 1159651, 1159652, 1159649.