Mt. Baker, WA Got 12″ of Snow Last Night & NOAA is Calling for 6-14″ of Snow Today

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"686 Team Manager Patrick "Sarge" McCarthy charging some of that Miracle March pow radness!" - Mt. Baker on March 16th, 2016
“686 Team Manager Patrick “Sarge” McCarthy charging some of that Miracle March pow radness!” – Mt. Baker on March 16th, 2016

Mt. Baker ski area saw 9-12″ of snowfall last night bringing their season snowfall to 585″ this season.

Mt. Baker =

  • deepest snowpack in North America (214″)
  •  the 2nd largest snowfall total in North America (585″)

NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Washington Cascades today that calls for 6-14″ of snow today.  

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 8 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT. EXPECT
  ANOTHER 6 TO 14 INCHES TO FALL TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. - NOAA Seattle, WA today

Baker is likely to end up with over 24″ of snowfall by tomorrow morning.

PURPLE = Winter Storm Warning. Pin = Mt. Baker ski area. image: noaa, today
PURPLE = Winter Storm Warning. Pin = Mt. Baker ski area. image: noaa, today

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for WASHINGTON:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
313 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2016

CASCADES OF WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...3 TO 8 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT. EXPECT
  ANOTHER 6 TO 14 INCHES TO FALL TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3500 TO 4000 FEET EARLY THIS
  MORNING WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 TO 3000 FEET LATER THIS
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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