Heavy Snow — Upper Slopes of the Est Washington Cascade Crest, Washington

2025-03-15 to 2025-03-16 · Upper Slopes of the Est Washington Cascade Crest, Washington

Event narrative

The Bumping Ridge SNOTEL measured 13 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period ending at 1900 PDT on March 15th. The White Pass SNOTEL measured 12 inches of new snow in a 31 hour period ending at 0000 PDT on March 16th.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough and surface cold front passage enhanced by an atmospheric river produced bands of moderate to heavy snowfall across portions of our mountain zones within the atmospheric river path through the weekend.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1249217. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.