Heavy Snow — West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes, Washington

2013-12-01 to 2013-12-02 · West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes, Washington

Event narrative

USFS NWAC station at Stevens Pass measured 17 inches snow in 12 hours ending 9 am Dec 2, and 20 inch storm total.

Wider weather episode

A Puget Sound convergence zone produced a foot and a half of snow at Stevens Pass, during the transition from heavy rain and high freezing levels to a cooler, drier air mass.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 479225. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.