Heavy Snow — Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

2022-01-02 to 2022-01-04 · Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

Event narrative

Snow began during the early afternoon hours on January 2nd and became very heavy by late evening and through the overnight period. During this timeframe, over 2 feet of new snow accumulated around Paradise at Mount Rainier. Snow then persisted through January 3rd before tapering very late on the 4th.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm brought heavy snow to the Cascades shortly after the start of the New Year.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1004993. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.