Heavy Snow, East Slopes Southern Cascades
- When
- March 28, 6:00 PM PST to March 29, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- East Slopes Southern Cascades forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Washington, March 28 to 29, 1999
Heavy snow fell overnight along the east slopes of the Washington Cascades and in the mountains of southeast Washington. Snoqualmie Pass (3022 feet elevation) reported 18 inches of new snow and Glenwood (1968 feet elevation) reported 5 inches.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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What happened
The episode as NWS PDT wrote it up.
Heavy snow fell overnight along the east slopes of the Washington Cascades and in the mountains of southeast Washington. Snoqualmie Pass (3022 feet elevation) reported 18 inches of new snow and Glenwood (1968 feet elevation) reported 5 inches. Ski Bluewood (4500 feet elevation) received 9 inches of snow through the night and morning.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Northwest Blue Mountains
- When
- March 28, 8:00 PM PST to March 29, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northwest Blue Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.264, -118.193 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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: 5691481, 5691482.