Heavy Snow — Western Skagit County, Washington

2008-12-13 to 2008-12-14 · Western Skagit County, Washington

Event narrative

A significant portion of the area had an average of 4 inches of snow fall.

Wider weather episode

A cold weather system moving southeast from British Columbia initiated an extended cold weather spell for western Washington through the rest of the month. This system brought the first surge of cold air south from western Canada accompanied by the first snow event during this period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 140482. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.