Heavy Snow — Southwest Interior, Washington

2023-02-25 to 2023-02-26 · Southwest Interior, Washington

Event narrative

Per NORHSC analysis around 4 to 8 inches of snow fell.

Wider weather episode

An occluding Gulf of Alaska frontal system moved across SW Washington and NW Oregon,

with mixed rain and snow for the interior lowlands. Upslope W-NW flow behind the cold front led to periods of heavy snow in the Coast Range and Cascades.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1100635. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.