Heavy Snow — Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington

2020-01-10 to 2020-01-18 · Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington

Event narrative

Snow began to fall during the early morning hours on the 10th, with a quick 20 inches of new snow accumulation 24 hours later around the Mount Baker Ski area. Periods of heavy snow then continued intermittently through the 18th, with approximate storm total snowfall near Mount Baker of 117 inches.

Wider weather episode

Following closely on the heels of the previous winter storm was another winter storm across the mountainous terrain of western Washington. Periods of heavy snow continued off and on without much in the way of noticeable breaks over the course of a week.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 873198. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.