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Heavy Snow in Southern Washington Cascade Foothills, Washington

Heavy Snow February 18, 2018 · Southern Washington Cascade Foothills, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were reports on Twitter of 9 inches of snow on Mt Brynion, 3 miles east of Kelso, and 6 inches of snow near Yacolt.

The wider storm

Cold low pressure system brought snow levels down near sea level. Though temperatures at sea level were a bit too warm for much accumulating snow, up in the Cascade Foothills, snow accumulated quickly with amounts generally around 5 to 10 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 742318. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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