Heavy Snow — Okanogan Highlands, Washington

2024-11-19 to 2024-11-21 · Okanogan Highlands, Washington

Event narrative

Public reported 8.5 inches of snow 5 mile North of Inchelium. A public report of 6 inches was also reported near Wuaconda.

Wider weather episode

Eastern Washington had several days of near freezing temperatures. A strong low pressure with a decent plume of moisture during the November 19 through November 21 time period brought the first widespread snow event of the winter. The Cascades received the bulk of the snow with ranges of 6 to 16 inches. The rest of the region had up to 5 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1223900. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.