Heavy Snow in Kittitas Valley, Washington

Heavy Snow April 11, 2022 – April 13, 2022 · Kittitas Valley, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

A social media post in Kittitas, WA indicated that an estimated 5.5 inches of new snow accumulation occurred in a 24 hour period ending at 0630 PDT on April 12th. Another social media report in Ellensburg, WA indicated that 5 inches of new snow accumulation occurred the night of April 13th.

The wider storm

An upper trough pushed several low pressure systems across the Pacific Northwest in the middle of April. The trough allowed for a much colder than normal air mass to settle into portions of eastern Washington and Oregon, allowing snow levels to drop to the surface across a majority of these areas. This ultimately resulted in snow accumulations in the mountains and lower elevations, with significant snow accumulations being observed in some mountain zones.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1024917. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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