Heavy Snow — Western Whatcom, Washington

1996-11-16 to 1996-11-18 · Western Whatcom, Washington

Wider weather episode

Heavy snow ranging from 5 to 13 inches fell across northern Whatcom county, causing many accidents, school closures and power outages for 3 days. On the third day the snow fell further to the south knocking out power for about 85,000 customers in Skagit county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5570836. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.