Washington, 1999

Avalanche in Washington, February 14, 1999

February 14, 1999 · NWS SEW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 avalanche, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
2
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 avalanche. Local standard time, as filed.

Avalanche, West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes

When
February 14, 12:30 PM PST
Where
West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes forecast zone
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

A 19 year old snowboarder died in an avalanche on Mt Baker, while a 25 year old is assumed dead. The body was still buried in deep snow.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Avalanche, West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes1999-02-1419MaleOutside/Open AreasDirect
Avalanche, West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes1999-02-1425MaleOutside/Open AreasDirect

What these are

Avalanche
A mass of snow sliding down a mountainside that caused a death, an injury or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5687882.