Heavy Snow — South Washington Cascades, Washington

2019-02-10 to 2019-02-13 · South Washington Cascades, Washington

Event narrative

A report of 50.9 inches of snow was observed by a CoCoRaHS observer in Trout Lake, just a mile or two from the Skamania County line. In general, reports of 18 to 30 inches of snow were more common.

Wider weather episode

Back-to-back low pressure systems dropping south along the coast of British Columbia and Washington brought cold air south into SW Washington as well as plenty of moisture. Locations in the Columbia Gorge saw 1 to 2 feet of snow. At lower elevations, a near stationary frontal boundary Monday night into Tuesday morning dropped several inches of rain over portions of Cowlitz County causing flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 810018. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.