Heavy Snow — Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

2020-11-12 to 2020-11-14 · Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, Washington

Event narrative

Heavy snow began to fall in the southern Cascades the evening of Nov 12. Around 18 inches was recorded in a 24 hour period at Paradise at Mt Rainier. Snow continued into the 14th but little additional accumulation was reported.

Wider weather episode

A series of storm systems traversed the Pacific Northwest in mid November, resulting in heavy mountain snow and travel impacts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 930652. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.