Winter Storm — Everett and Vicinity, Washington

2020-01-12 to 2020-01-13 · Everett and Vicinity, Washington

Event narrative

Snow began falling on the 12th as cold air remain trapped near the surface and a weather system passed over the area. This was the first lowland snow event of the season and the year. General snowfall totals ranged from a trace to around 3 inches. Locations east of Everett received around 4-6 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

Cold air spilled southward through the Fraser River Valley in mid-January, creating necessary antecedent conditions for the development of lowland snow as a weather system dropped down from Canada/Gulf of Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 873878. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.