Heavy Snow — Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

2022-04-03 to 2022-04-05 · Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

Event narrative

Heavy snow began to fall during the late evening hours of April 3rd in the Southern Cascades and peaked in intensity throughout the day on the 4th and into the 5th. Overall snowfall totals for this event, per Paradise at Mount Rainier was around 30 inches.

Wider weather episode

A strong early-spring storm system affected Western Washington, bringing very heavy snow to the Washington Cascades.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1021873. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.