Ice Storm — East Puget Sound Lowlands, Washington

2024-01-18 to 2024-01-19 · East Puget Sound Lowlands, Washington

Event narrative

Trained spotter report a half inch of ice accretion 1 miles east of Monroe.

Wider weather episode

A Pacific frontal system moving in Western Washington encountered a cold air mass already in place. This created an overrunning event that led to wintry precipitation across interior portions of the area from Whatcom County southward into King County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160363. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.