Winter Weather — Everett and Vicinity, Washington

2022-12-01 to 2022-12-03 · Everett and Vicinity, Washington

Event narrative

Snow continued at times through the first few days of December. Observations averaged less than 1 inch on Dec 1, with an average of 1 inch on Dec 2 and an average of 2-3 inches of new snow on Dec 3 (highest amounts of 4-5 inches reported, especially from Mill Creek to Everett).

Wider weather episode

A period of wintry weather was noted across the Western Washington lowlands at the beginning of December, earlier than what is typically experienced. Snow began at the end of November with several rounds continuing through the first few days of September. While accumulations did not meet winter storm criteria Dec 1-2, widespread heavy snow accumulations were experienced on Dec 3. These conditions were largely due to Fraser outflow in the low levels. with deep upper troughing in the upper levels.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1073326. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.