Heavy Snow — Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca, Washington

2012-01-18 to 2012-01-19 · Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca, Washington

Event narrative

Numerous heavy snow reports from NWS spotters and mesonet sources of 6 to 9 inches of snow over a large portion of the zone.

Wider weather episode

A frontal system with its surface low moving inland near the mouth of the Columbia River, along with a cold air mass resident over western Washington, brought widespread heavy lowland snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 364974. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.