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Winter Storm — W Kittitas/W Yakima/W Klickitat T X Sw, Washington
January 14, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
W Kittitas/W Yakima/W Klickitat T X Sw
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 27 year old woman died after her car collided with a tractor-trailer rig on snow covered I-90 west of Cle Elum. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt. Dozens of other vehicles, including a couple of tow trucks, were stranded along the interstate highway. A dozen early morning accidents were reported south of Goldendale on highway 97, including some that involved jackknifed semi-trucks and minor injuries.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.