Heavy Snow — Central Casade Foothills, Washington

2001-02-15 to 2001-02-16 · Central Casade Foothills, Washington

Wider weather episode

At 11 pm, snow was falling at about an inch an hour. By noon on the 16th, there was 5 to 12 inches of snow on the ground around Puget Sound. 8 to 10 inches was the average snowfall in the area. The snowfall closed nearly 300 schools, was a factor in about 100 accidents and led to nearly 25,000 customers without power. About 2 dozen flights at seatac airport were cancelled or delayed. One homeowner had a tree limb fall through their roof.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5232877. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.