Heavy Snow in Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

Snow began to fall late in the evening hours on the 4th, with 13 inches of fresh snow at Paradise by the afternoon of the 4th. Thereafter, periods of heavy snow persisted across the southern Cascades into the early afternoon hours on the 8th, bringing the storm total snowfall to around 65 inches for Paradise and nearby locations.

After a period of light snow at the very beginning of the month, a more significant winter storm brought heavier snowfall accumulations to the mountains beginning January 4th and continuing through January 8th, prompting the issuance of a Winter Storm Warning.