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Heavy Snow in Southern Washington Cascade Foothills, Washington

Heavy Snow January 16, 2012 – January 18, 2012 · Southern Washington Cascade Foothills, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Calamity SNOTEL site measured 25 inches of new snow. Heavy snowfall was also measured at the Pepper Creek SNOTEL with 25 inches of new snow. A NWS employee measured 21 inches of new snow in Brush Prairie. Trained spotters measured 19 inches of new snow in NE Camas/Livingston Mtn and 18 inches of new snow in Toutle.

The wider storm

With a cold air mass in place over the Pacific Northwest, two strong and very moist Pacific weather systems brought snow to the area with heavy snow in the mountains and snow levels down to the valley floor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 361336. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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