Washington, 2024Heavy Snow in Washington, January 16 to 19, 2024
January 16 to 19, 2024 · NWS PDT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A shortwave trough followed by amplified W/NW flow aloft brought heavy snow to the Cascades, eastern foothills, and the eastern mountains between the 16th and 19th of January.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
A shortwave trough followed by amplified W/NW flow aloft brought heavy snow to the Cascades, eastern foothills, and the eastern mountains between the 16th and 19th of January.
Heavy Snow, Lower Slopes of the Est Washington Cascade Crest
- When
- January 16, 4:00 PM PST to January 19, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Lower Slopes of the Est Washington Cascade Crest forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.485, -120.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Weather spotter 2 miles SE of Cle Elum reported 20 inches of 24-hour snow accumulation around 12:51 PM on the 18th. A weather spotter in Trout Lake reported 8.5 inches of 24-hour snow accumulation at 7:00 AM on the 19th.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Columbia River Gorge
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM PST to January 19, 6:43 AM PST
- Where
- Eastern Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.874, -120.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A weather spotter in White Salmon reported 4 inches of 24-hour snow accumulation on 8:30 AM on the 17th.
Heavy Snow, Kittitas Valley
- When
- January 18, 10:00 AM PST to January 19, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Kittitas Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.791, -120.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trained weather spotter recorded 7 inches of storm total snowfall ending at 12:38 PM on the 18th 9 miles SE of Cle Elum. Another weather spotter also recorded 7 inches of storm total snow at 3:00 PM on the 18th 8 miles NNW of Ellensburg.
Heavy Snow, Yakima Valley
- When
- January 18, 10:00 AM PST to January 19, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Yakima Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -120.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A Cocorahs observer recorded 6 inches of snow 7 miles west of Fruitvale at 7:00 AM on the 19th. A Cocorahs observer also reported 4 inches of snow 2.3 miles NNE of Granger at 8:00 AM on the 19th.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Cold in Illinois, January 16, 202412 events
- Winter Weather in New York, January 16, 20249 events
- Cold in Missouri, January 16, 20248 events
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- Cold in West Virginia, January 16 to 17, 20248 events
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: 1157149, 1157152, 1157153, 1157155.