Heavy Snow — South Washington Cascades, Washington

2024-11-01 · South Washington Cascades, Washington

Event narrative

The Swift Creek SNOTEL at 4400 ft recorded 14 inches of snow between 0600 PST Oct 30th and 0000 PST Nov 1st. Several other SNOTELS in the vicinity recorded 12+ inches of snow in a similar time period as well.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary followed by a large area of low pressure sitting just off the coast facilitated heavy snow over the Cascades from Oct 31st to Nov 1st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221908. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.