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Heavy Snow in Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Heavy Snow January 11, 2018 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

Measured snow accumulation of 11 inches at the Touchet SNOTEL, 3 miles NNW of Ski Bluewood in Columbia county.

The wider storm

A Pacific system brought rain and snow the region during the second week of January. Snow levels were relatively high for this time of year, with snow accumulating above 2000 feet in the Washington Cascade east slopes and above 3800 feet in the Blue mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 734147. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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