Heavy Snow in Olympics, Washington

Heavy Snow February 5, 2008 – February 6, 2008 · Olympics, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hurrican Ridge got 20 inches in 24 hrs.

The wider storm

On February 1st, snow depth at Snoqualmie Pass was 130 inches, or 165 percent of normal. On Friday, Feb. 8th, all 3 passes - Snoqualmie, Stevens and White, were all closed, the first time this had happened in 11 years. While the snowfall did not cause any damage, the Washington DOT's snow removal budget was already over budget by $4.6 million. Stevens Pass ski area suspended operations for Friday and Saturday since no one could get there.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 111149. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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