Heavy Snow — Olympics, Washington

2010-10-24 to 2010-10-26 · Olympics, Washington

Event narrative

The NW Weather and Avalanche Center (NWAC) weather station at Hurricane Ridge recorded 12 inches of snow between 3 pm Oct 24 and 2 am Oct 25 and 18 inches of snow between 3 pm Oct 24 and 10 am Oct 26.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged winter storm brought the first heavy snow event of the season to the Cascades and Olympic Mountains from Oct 24-26.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 273226. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.