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Heavy Snow in Greater Vancouver Area, Washington

Heavy Snow February 20, 2018 · Greater Vancouver Area, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

Report via social media of 7.0 inches North of Battleground. Another report via Facebook of 8.0 inches of snow at 750 ft in Battleground. Elsewhere around the Vancouver area there were several reports of 4 to 6 inches of snow.

The wider storm

A low pressure system slid down the coast and stayed offshore, pulling cold air from east of the Cascades into southwest Washington. This brought snow levels down to sea level, and moisture from the low pressure system meant snow down to sea level around Vancouver and along the lower Columbia River.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 742342. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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