Avalanche
NOAA & the Northwest Avalanche Center have issued an Avalanche Warning for Washington today.
“Heads up! We’ve issued an avalanche warning for all West Slope zones along with Stevens and Snoqualmie Passes. We’re expecting a warming trend and significant precip (read: rain); all on top of several known weak layers. This storm should produce large natural avalanches on most aspects and elevations.
Play it safe: Avoid all backcountry travel today. Please help us spread this message…” – NWAC today
Heavy snow then rain and strong wind has lead to lots of avalanches today.
AVALANCHE DANGER... THE AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE HIGH THURSDAY AND BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED. AVOID ALL AVALANCHE TERRAIN. REASON... HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE FOLLOWED BY RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS...LEADING TO NATURAL AVALANCES ON THURSDAY. SOME AVALANCHES RELEASING ON OR STEPPING DOWN TO BURIED WEAK LAYERS COULD BECOME LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE.
Lets all be very careful out there today.
AVALANCHE WARNING for WASHINGTON:
BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING
NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER SEATTLE WASHINGTON
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WASHINGTON
530 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016
THE NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED AN AVALANCHE WARNING...
TIMING...
IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM PST THURSDAY.
LOCATION... THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES INCLUDING
STEVENS...SNOQUALMIE...AND WHITE PASS.
AVALANCHE DANGER... THE AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE HIGH THURSDAY AND
BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED. AVOID
ALL AVALANCHE TERRAIN.
REASON... HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE FOLLOWED BY RAINFALL AND STRONG
WINDS...LEADING TO NATURAL AVALANCES ON THURSDAY. SOME AVALANCHES
RELEASING ON OR STEPPING DOWN TO BURIED WEAK LAYERS COULD BECOME
LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE.
