The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5571024
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
KITTITAS VALLEY
5571024
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,571,024 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,051,368 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1996-11-19T08:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1996-11-21T01:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | WASHINGTON |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | KITTITAS VALLEY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | 14 inches of snow fell in Yakima, knocking out power to 15,000 homes, and cancelling all bus service for the first time in 20 years. Charles Wiltsey, 85, died when his carport collapsed due to heavy snow. Tieton, northwest of Yakima, got 22". Wenatchee got 13.5" in 24 hrs. Ellensburg got 18-22" of snow. Road crews in Ellensburg could not keep up with the snowfall and a roof collapsed at a hay brokerage firm. 27 trucks jacknived on a 30 mile stretch of I-82 between Yakima and Ellensburg. |
| Yearyear | 1,996 |
Provenance
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