Heavy Snow — Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca, Washington

2017-01-01 · Eastern Strait of Juan De Fuca, Washington

Event narrative

Five CoCoRaHS stations reported heavy snow between midnight and noon of January 1, with amounts ranging from 3.5 to 7.0 inches.

Wider weather episode

Northeast low level flow associated with a Fraser outflow event produced heavy lowland snow along the Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 677524. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.