 Satellite view of Oregon and Washington on January 23, 2012, showing clouds and snow | |
| Type | Extratropical cyclone Winter storm Blizzard Ice storm |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 16, 2012 |
| Dissipated | January 20, 2012 |
| Lowest pressure | 992 mb (29.3 inHg) |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 50 in (1,300 mm) snowfall — reported in Mount Hood Meadows, Oregon |
| Fatalities | 3 fatalities |
| Damage | $50 million (2012 USD) |
| Power outages | 200,000 |
| Areas affected | Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, British Columbia |
Part of the 2011–12 North American winter | |
The January 2012 Pacific Northwest snowstorm was a large extratropical cyclone that brought record snowfall to the Pacific Northwest in January 2012.[1] The storm produced very large snowfall totals, reaching up to 50 inches (1,300 mm) in Oregon.[2] A 110 mph (180 km/h) wind gust was reported at Otter Rock, Oregon.[3] A mother and child were killed in Oregon after the car they were in slid into a creek,[4][5] while a man was killed in the Seattle area.[6] About 200,000 homes were without power in the Greater Seattle area after the storm.[6]
- ^ Brown, Dan (17 January 2012). "Conditions Improving". WGGB. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Storm Summary Number 7 for Western U.S. Winter Storm". Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Storm Summary Number 3 for Western U.S. Winter Storm". Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. NOAA. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Storm Paralyzes Northwest, Killing One". The Wall Street Journal. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
- ^ Wilson, Kimberly A.C. (19 January 2012). "Family member finds body of Albany woman in Periwinkle Creek". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "Child Dies During Pacific Northwest Storm". Huffington Post. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.