Washington, 2025

Heavy Snow in Washington, January 30 to 31, 2025

January 30 to 31, 2025 · NWS OTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A strong upper level weather system pushed through Eastern Washington during the early morning hours bringing snow showers. Snow was mainly confined to Northeast Washington.

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.

A strong upper level weather system pushed through Eastern Washington during the early morning hours bringing snow showers. Snow was mainly confined to Northeast Washington. The snow amounts reported ranged from 2 to 8 inches. Northport had the highest amount of 8 inches.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northeast Mountains

When
January 30, 11:00 PM PST to January 31, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Northeast Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.184, -117.511 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observer reported 8 inches of snow 10 miles Northeast of Northport. Another report of 6 inches came from Metaline Falls.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1233296.