Winter Weather — Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

2023-03-02 to 2023-03-03 · Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

Event narrative

Light to moderate snow started early to mid afternoon hours on March 2nd and continued into March 3rd,with lighter snow continuing into the afternoon hours of March 4th. Accumulations around 8 to 10 inches were depicted at Paradise in the South Cascades, within 12 hours. This falls under winter weather advisory criteria which was issued at this time.

Wider weather episode

A frontal system moved through Western Washington bringing significant snow to the Cascade Range Mountains, where a Winter Storm Warning was issued for each mountain zone.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1091387. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.