Blizzard Warning for Washington's Cascades and Olympics Until Noon Wednesday
The warning covers parts of the Cascades in Pierce, Lewis, Snohomish, King, Whatcom and Skagit counties plus the Olympics, with 18–24 inches of snow forecast at Baker and Paradise.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 8, 2026, 9:25 p.m. ET
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Aug 8, 2026, 9:28 p.m. ET
Blizzard Warning for Washington Cascades and Olympics Runs to Noon Wednesday
A Blizzard Warning is in effect for parts of Washington's mountains until noon on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. The alert was issued by the National Weather Service in Seattle, the federal forecast office that covers the region, and it carries the warning alert level.
The warning area takes in parts of the Cascades in Pierce, Lewis, Snohomish, King, Whatcom and Skagit counties, along with the Olympics, according to that office.
Mountain passes are especially hazardous, the forecasters at the National Weather Service in Seattle reported, with snow totals expected to reach 18–24 inches at Baker and Paradise and 6–12 inches at other passes.
Aug 8, 2026, 9:25 p.m. ETFirst report
Blizzard Warning Raised for Washington Cascades and Olympics, Weather Service Says
The National Weather Service in Seattle has raised the alert level to a Blizzard Warning for parts of the Cascades in Washington and the Olympics, according to the Kitsap Sun. A warning is the higher alert level, indicating the hazardous conditions are expected or occurring rather than merely possible, as a watch or advisory would signal.
The warning covers parts of the Cascades across Pierce, Lewis, Snohomish, King, Whatcom and Skagit counties, along with the Olympics, and runs until 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, December 17, the Kitsap Sun reported.
Mountain passes are especially hazardous, with snow totals forecast to reach 18 to 24 inches at Baker and Paradise and 6 to 12 inches at other passes, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.
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- Version 217 Aug 2026, 14:32current
Rewrote the headline to lead with the hazard and the location (Washington's Cascades and Olympics) rather than the issuing office, and to carry the expiration timing. Moved the six named counties into the dek so the geography is explicit above the story. Body reordered so the hazard and area come before the issuing office; all facts, figures (18–24 inches, 6–12 inches), the 12:00 p.m. December 17, 2025 expiration, the unspecified start time, and attribution to Kitsap Sun and the National Weather Service in Seattle are unchanged.
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