Heavy Snow — Olympics, Washington

2020-01-04 to 2020-01-07 · Olympics, Washington

Event narrative

Snow began to fall around midnight on the 4th and continued through the morning hours of the 7th, with total snowfall near Hurricane Ridge around 22 inches.

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 873195. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.