Heavy Snow — Southern Washington Cascade Foothills, Washington

2011-02-22 to 2011-02-23 · Southern Washington Cascade Foothills, Washington

Event narrative

The Calamity SNOTEL site measured 12 inches of new snow.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system off the Pacific Northwest Coast brought snow showers...heavy at times...to southwest Washington. An intense band of showers brought higher accumulations of snow over the Interstate 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 283401. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.