Ice accumulation reports: January 20, 2012

30 measured ice accumulations were reported to the National Weather Service from freezing rain in the 24 hours ending 11 a.m. EST on January 20, 2012, in 2 states (OR, WA). The largest was 1.10 inches of ice at 2 NNE Puyallup, WA. 29 reports were a quarter inch or more, the usual ice storm warning amount, when tree limbs and power lines start to break.

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1.10″largest ice report

30measured ice reports

29reports of ¼″ or more

2states

Ice reports

Ice	Where	County	Time	Reported to	Source	Remarks
1.10″	2 NNE Puyallup, WA	Pierce	Jan 19, 11:00 p.m. PST	NWS SEW	Trained spotter	FINAL ICE ACCRETION TOTAL TAKEN LAST NIGHT...CALLED IN THIS MORNING.
1.00″	N Parkdale, OR	Hood River	Jan 19, 5:25 p.m. PST	NWS PQR	Trained spotter	BIGGEST ICE STORM IN NEARLY 20 YEARS. NUMBEROUS POWER OUTAGES. TREES DOWN. AT LEAST 1 INCH OF FREEZING RAIN ICE. KNOCKED ABOUT 3 INCHES OF ICE-SNOW MIX OFF TREE LIMBS.
1.00″	3 SW Issaquah, WA	King	Jan 19, 7:30 p.m. PST	NWS SEW	NWS employee	1 INCH OF TOTAL ICE ACCRETION. MANY DOWNED TREES. ELEVATION AROUND 1300 FEET.
0.50″	4 NE Shelton, WA	Mason	Jan 19, 8:39 a.m. PST	NWS SEW	Trained spotter
0.50″	1 WNW Federal Way, WA	King	Jan 19, 9:20 a.m. PST	NWS SEW	Trained spotter	1/2 INCH OF ICE OF ACCRETION ON TOP OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW. BRANCHES STARTING TO SNAP.
0.50″	5 WSW Lyle, OR	Wasco	Jan 19, 9:35 a.m. PST	NWS PDT	Trained spotter	UPDATE. UP TO 1/2 IN OF ICE HAS ACCUMULATED DUE TO FREEZING RAIN. THE FREEZING RAIN HAS TURNED TO SLEET AND IS FALLING MODERATELY. 29 DEGREES CURRENTLY AND SOME TREE LIMBS ARE DOWN DUE TO ICE.
0.50″	Walla Walla, WA	Walla Walla	Jan 19, 11:55 a.m. PST	NWS PDT	Co-op observer	THE OBSERVER AT THE WALLA WALLA DOT ESTIMATED 1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE PAVEMENT AND 3/4 INCH ON THE SNOW. CURRENTLY 7 INCHES OF SNOW DEPTH.
0.50″	Dayton, WA	Columbia	Jan 19, 12:22 p.m. PST	NWS PDT	Public	MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC ESTIMATED 1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION DUE TO FREEZING RAIN.
0.50″	S Kennewick, WA	Benton	Jan 19, 12:35 p.m. PST	NWS PDT	Law enforcement	THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL OFFICE IN KENNEWICK ESTIMATED A 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION AT THE OFFICE AND REPORTS OF ICE ON THE I-82.THE I-82 IS CLOSED FROM MILE POST 113 THROUGH 132. MULTIPLE WEATHER RELATED MOT
0.50″	S Kennewick, WA	Benton	Jan 19, 12:39 p.m. PST	NWS PDT	Law enforcement	THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL OFFICE IN KENNEWICK ESTIMATED A 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION AT THE OFFICE AND REPORTS OF ICE ON THE I-82. I-82 IS CLOSED FROM MILE POST 113 THROUGH 132. MULTIPLE WEATHER RELATED MOTOR
0.50″	3 NW Lake City, WA	Pierce	Jan 19, 1:00 p.m. PST	NWS SEW	Trained spotter	HALF INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. BRANCHES UP TO 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER ARE CRACKING AND FALLING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF ICE AND SNOW.
0.50″	4 W Federal Way, WA	Pierce	Jan 19, 1:30 p.m. PST	NWS SEW	Trained spotter	HALF INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. LARGE FALLEN TREE LIMBS BLOCKING LOCAL ROADS.
0.50″	Echo, OR	Umatilla	Jan 19, 10:55 p.m. PST	NWS PDT	Public	PUBLIC REPORTED APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ICE ACCUMULATION TODAY.
0.50″	W Hood River, OR	Hood River	Jan 20, 7:32 a.m. PST	NWS PQR	Trained spotter	ANOTHER 0.25 TO 0.50 INCH OF FREEZING RAIN. ALREADY HAVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND...BUT HARD LAYER OF ICE ON TOP. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES IN AND AROUND HOOD RIVER.
0.38″	Lexington, OR	Morrow	Jan 19, 9:35 a.m. PST	NWS PDT	COUNTY OFFICIAL	3/8 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WAS REPORTED FROM ONE OF THE MORROW COUNTY EMS STAFF IN LEXINGTON, AND AN 1/8 OF AN INCH IN HEPPNER.
0.38″	4 NNE City Of The Dalle, WA	Klickitat	Jan 19, 11:55 a.m. PST	NWS PDT	Trained spotter	3/8 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION DUE TO FREEZING RAIN. THE NIGHT BEFORE 1 FOOT OF SNOW ACCUMULATED FROM THE NIGHT OF THE 17TH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OF THE 18TH.
0.38″	7 NNE Mikkalo, OR	Gilliam	Jan 19, 12:18 p.m. PST	NWS PDT	Trained spotter	1/4 TO 3/8 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN.CURRENTLY 25 DEGREES.
0.25″	3 SE Kent, WA	King	Jan 19, 8:33 a.m. PST	NWS SEW	Trained spotter
0.25″	4 NNW Eatonville, WA	Pierce	Jan 19, 10:10 a.m. PST	NWS SEW	Trained spotter	0.25 INCH ACCUMULATION OF ICE. STILL FREEZING RAIN.
0.25″	Athena, OR	Umatilla	Jan 19, 10:11 a.m. PST	NWS PDT	Public	PUBLIC REPORTED 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN.
0.25″	Hermiston, OR	Umatilla	Jan 19, 10:30 a.m. PST	NWS PDT	Public	A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MEASURED 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION DUE TO THE FREEZING RAIN.
0.25″	Pendleton, OR	Umatilla	Jan 19, 10:43 a.m. PST	NWS PDT	Official NWS obs	AT THE AIRPORT 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WAS MEASURED.
0.25″	5 N Fort Lewis, WA	Pierce	Jan 19, 10:54 a.m. PST	NWS SEW	Trained spotter
0.25″	2 SSE Galvin, WA	Lewis	Jan 19, 11:05 a.m. PST	NWS SEW	Trained spotter	0.25 INCHES OF ICE ACCRETION ON TOP OF PREVIOUS 17.2 INCHES RECEIVED FROM RECENT STORMS. BRANCHES SNAPPING. CURRENT TEMPERATURE 33 DEGREES.
0.25″	4 E Maryhill, OR	Sherman	Jan 19, 11:16 a.m. PST	NWS PDT	Trained spotter	OBSERVER MEASURED 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION DUE TO FREEZING RAIN.
0.25″	1 WNW White Salmon, WA	Klickitat	Jan 19, 11:52 a.m. PST	NWS PDT	Trained spotter	OBSERVER MEASURED A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. CURRENTLY SNOWING.
0.25″	ESE Dayton, WA	Columbia	Jan 19, 11:55 a.m. PST	NWS PDT	Trained spotter	MEASURED 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION DUE TO FREEZING RAIN.
0.25″	Ione, OR	Morrow	Jan 19, 12:22 p.m. PST	NWS PDT	Trained spotter	FREEZING RAIN HAS STOPPED. ESTIMATED 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION DUE TO THE FREEZING RAIN. 3 INCHES OF SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 31 DEGREES
0.25″	1 W Paterson, WA	Benton	Jan 19, 12:35 p.m. PST	NWS PDT	Trained spotter	OBSERVER ESTIMATED 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION
0.20″	2 S Mill Creek, WA	Snohomish	Jan 19, 9:20 a.m. PST	NWS SEW	Trained spotter	0.20 INCHES OF ICE ACCRETION OVER 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

Day: the 24 hours ending at 16:00 UTC (11 a.m. EST, 10 a.m. CST) on January 20, 2012, so morning observations count toward the day they end. Ice is the thickness of ice on surfaces as measured by the observer; reports of a trace (0.00″) are left out.

Spotter reports: National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (LSRs): measurements sent to NWS offices by trained storm spotters, CoCoRaHS and co-op observers, NWS staff, the public and others, archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (Iowa State University). Reports are what each observer measured at one spot, often a storm total so far, and the NWS doesn't quality-check every one. Exact repeats count once.