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Heavy Snow in Lower Slopes of the Est Washington Cascade Crest, Washington

Heavy Snow January 6, 2026 – January 8, 2026 · Lower Slopes of the Est Washington Cascade Crest, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter 3 miles NW of Cle Elum measured 15 inches of storm total snow at 2000 PST on the 6th. A Cocorahs volunteer 9 miles east of Cle Elum reported 8.5 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period ending at 0700 PST on the 7th.

The wider storm

A series of upper low pressure systems and a surface cold front passage resulted in a several day period of heavy snow accumulations across the Cascades and northern Blue mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1314554. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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