A cold front pushed a band of heavy snow over Eastern Washington from the east slopes of the Cascades to far Eastern Washington and stalled over the Spokane area. It brought heavy snow amounts to Eastern Washington ranging from 4 to 11 inches.
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The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
A cold front pushed a band of heavy snow over Eastern Washington from the east slopes of the Cascades to far Eastern Washington and stalled over the Spokane area. It brought heavy snow amounts to Eastern Washington ranging from 4 to 11 inches. It caused a 3 hour traffic delay along I-90 at the Four Lakes area with two semis jackknifed.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 heavy snow, 2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Observer reported 8.4 inches of snow 2 miles North of Plain.
Observer reported 8.2 inches of snow 9 miles West of Lucerne. Another report of 5.5 inches reported 12 miles Northwest of Lucerne. Stevens Pass recorded 36 inches of snow for January 6 through January 9.
Observer recorded 4.8 inches of snow 9 miles West of Twisp. Time is estimated on the precip reports from Methow Airport weather station.
Observer estimated 10.7 inches of snow 1 mile North of Newman Lake. Other reports in the area ranged from 4 to 5.5 inches of snow for Deer Park and Usk (WAZ037).
Observer reported 11 inches 3 miles Northwest of Trentwood. The Spokane area had a range of 4 to 11 inches for the event. Airway Heights had 5.5 to 8 inches. South Spokane had 4 to 8 inches. North Spokane had 4 to 8 inches. Spokane Valley and Otis Orchards areas had 4 to 8 inches.
Heavy snow with visibility down to a half mile led to a collision involving two semi-trucks on I-90 at MP 270. This resulted in a full closure of the westbound lanes of I-90 from 8:32 PM PST to 11:35 PM PST.
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