Washington, 2022

Heavy Snow in Washington, November 29 to 30, 2022

November 29 to 30, 2022 · NWS SEW · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

An early season winter snow brought heavy snow to portions of the lowlands. Deep upper level troughing along with Fraser outflow near the surface supplied the proper set up for winter weather.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SEW wrote it up.

An early season winter snow brought heavy snow to portions of the lowlands. Deep upper level troughing along with Fraser outflow near the surface supplied the proper set up for winter weather. Dynamic cooling also played a major role in areas of heaviest snow, especially around Kitsap, King, and Snohomish Counties.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 29, 4:08 PM PST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 4:08 PM PST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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Event by event

8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Western Whatcom County

When
November 29, 6:00 PM PST to November 30, 7:00 AM PST
Where
Western Whatcom County forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS

A winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of Whatcom County at the end of November. The highest reports were around Sumas where about 5 inches of new snow was reported.

Heavy Snow, Western Skagit County

When
November 29, 6:00 PM PST to November 30, 7:00 AM PST
Where
Western Skagit County forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS

A winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of Western Skagit County at the end of November. While most areas at lowest elevation received less than an inch of snow, locations such as Lyman received about 5 inches of new snow.

Heavy Snow, Bremerton and Vicinity

When
November 29, 6:00 PM PST to November 30, 7:00 AM PST
Where
Bremerton and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS

A winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of the Kitsap Peninsula at the end of November. Areas around Bremerton generally received less than 1 inch of new snow, while neighboring areas on the peninsula received around 7 inches of snow, for instance, Seabeck. Areas around Poulsbo received around 4 inches of snow.

Heavy Snow, Bellevue and Vicinity

When
November 29, 6:00 PM PST to November 30, 7:00 AM PST
Where
Bellevue and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS

A winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of the Bellevue areas. In general around 3-4 inches of new snow was reported, generally around the Kirkland and Woodinville areas, with around 2 inches reported south of Bellevue towards Renton.

Heavy Snow, East Puget Sound Lowlands

When
November 29, 6:00 PM PST to November 30, 7:00 AM PST
Where
East Puget Sound Lowlands forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS

Heavy snow from a winter storm affected the East Puget Sound lowlands at the end of November. Reports around the North Bend area suggested between 6-12 inches of new snow, with lighter amounts noted further north into Snohomish County. Monroe reported around 5 inches of snow from the event.

Heavy Snow, Everett and Vicinity

When
November 29, 6:00 PM PST to November 30, 7:00 AM PST
Where
Everett and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS

A winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of Everett at the end of November. The highest totals were reported within Everett city limits, with around 7 inches of new snow. Other locations around Everett received generally around 3 inches.

Heavy Snow, Hood Canal Area

When
November 29, 6:00 PM PST to November 30, 7:00 AM PST
Where
Hood Canal Area forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS

A winter storm at the end of November brought heavy snow to the Hood Canal area. An observation near Hoodsport recorded 9 inches of new snow from the event.

Heavy Snow, Seattle and Vicinity

When
November 29, 6:00 PM PST to November 30, 7:00 AM PST
Where
Seattle and Vicinity forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS

An early season winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of the Seattle metro area. Areas nearest to the water were generally too warm for accumulating snow, but there were drastic differences in small distances at higher elevations. Areas across the northern sections of the area, for example Shoreline and Mountlake Terrace received 5 to 7 inches of new snow from this event. Other reports across the area were generally in the 1-3 inch range.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1067384, 1067385, 1067386, 1067388, 1067389, 1067391, 1067392, 1067393.