Temperature differences mean little snow in Moses Lake, more in Quincy
James Habedenk athletic custodian for the Moses Lake School District, cleans the sidewalk at Lions Field Wednesday morning. The Tuesday night snowstorm left a little sloppy snow in Moses Lake, but about five inches in areas around Quincy.
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Moses Lake School District athletic custodian James Habedenk clears snow from the sidewalks around Lions Field. A late Tuesday snowstorm left about an inch of wet snow in Moses Lake, but up to five inches around Quincy and other areas to the north.
MOSES LAKE — While snow fell throughout central Washington Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, not much of it landed in Moses Lake.
It was a different situation in Quincy, however.
Laurie Nisbet, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Spokane, said Wednesday Moses Lake received about one inch of snow through mid-morning. Temperatures in the region south of Interstate 90 were warm enough that most precipitation, when it fell as snow, didn’t stick, and what did stick melted quickly, she said.
“North of I-90 temperatures are at or below freezing and they are seeing more snow,” Nisbet said.
Quincy had three inches of snow as of 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, and it didn’t stop there. The NWS observer in the Quincy area reported about five inches of snow by mid-morning.
“She even shared a picture with a ruler (measuring the snow depth) so it’s legit,” Nisbet said.
The snow was part of a very large weather system that brought snow and rain from northern California to Spokane. Another system should come through Grant County Thursday, Nisbet said, but most of the precipitation should be to the west, over the Cascades.
The next chance for snow in Grant County appears to be Sunday night into Monday.
“There’s going to be a round of potential snow for the region,” Nisbet said.
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