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Heavy Snow in Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

Heavy Snow January 2, 2022 – January 4, 2022 · Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1004993. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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