Heavy Snow — South Washington Cascades, Washington

2018-04-07 to 2018-04-08 · South Washington Cascades, Washington

Event narrative

Swift Creek SNOTEL recorded 18 inches of snow, Pinto Rock SNOTEL recorded 17 inches of snow, and Lone Pine SNOTEL recorded 16 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure system moving into NW Washington and Vancouver Island feed lots of moisture into southwest Washington. This meant heavy snow in the south Washington Cascades.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 753276. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.