Heavy Snow — Wenatchee Area, Washington

2024-11-19 to 2024-11-20 · Wenatchee Area, Washington

Event narrative

Spotter reported 11.5 inches of snow 2 miles Southwest of Manson. Other reports in the area include 12 inches near Cashmere, 7 inches near Chelan, and 8 inches near Wenatchee.

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 1224311. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.