High Wind — Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

2024-01-13 to 2024-01-14 · Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

Event narrative

A wind gust of 65 miles per hour was recorded at Greenwater.

Wider weather episode

A modified Arctic front moved into Western Washington. After producing some locally heavy snowfall on the Olympic Peninsula, it was followed by strong Fraser River outflow winds and several days of cold temperatures when a number of record low temperature records were set. It also resulted in several cold weather related deaths in King County. As precipitation moved into the region at the end of the cold episode, heavy snow was reported across the North Interior and freezing rain/drizzle resulted in travel impacts around Puget Sound.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160333. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.