Heavy Snow — Inner Vancouver Metro, Washington

2025-02-13 to 2025-02-14 · Inner Vancouver Metro, Washington

Event narrative

A member of the public measured 3.5 inches of snowfall at 0830 2/14 in downtown Vancouver, WA, and local storm reports showed a consistent 2.5-3.5 inches of snowfall across the forecast zone from event.

Wider weather episode

Abnormally cold conditions were in place early on February 13th as widespread precipitation increased across the region south to north due to the arrival of a warm-frontal boundary. This overrunning scenario led to a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain impacting much of western Oregon through February 14th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235740. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.