Heavy Snow — Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

2019-12-18 to 2019-12-23 · Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

Event narrative

Snow began falling in the southern Cascades on the evening of the 18th and lingered a little than the northern and central Cascades, with snowfall accumulation ending on the evening of the 23rd at Mount Rainier National Park. New total snowfall accumulation of around 22 inches. Less snowfall was observed at White Pass, with new storm total snowfall amounts less than 10 inches.

Wider weather episode

Another round of heavy snow impacted the

Cascades and the Olympics. Snow began affecting the mountains on the 18th, with several additional periods of heavy snowfall bringing additional accumulation through the 21st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 869753. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.