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Heavy Snow in Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Heavy Snow October 19, 2019 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Touchet SNOTEL site recorded 10.2 inches of snow.

The wider storm

An unusually cold Arctic front settled into the region mid to late October, setting the stage for an early winter weather scenario. As a secondary storm system and cold front interacted with the mountains of southeast Washington, moderate to heavy snow developed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 862238. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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