Winter Storm — Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

2022-12-08 to 2022-12-10 · Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

Event narrative

Snow began in the southern Cascades during the early morning hours of the 8th and continued through the 9th. Then later in the afternoon on the 9th snow increased in intensity, resulting in over 18 inches of new snow accumulation at Crystal Mountain before tapering into the afternoon on the 10th.

Wider weather episode

A favorable winter weather pattern set up across Western Washington towards the middle portion of December for heavy mountain snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1073360. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.