Avalanche Warnings Are Issued in Northwest
The warnings came as heavier-than-usual rainfall and snowfall was expected to hit parts of Washington and Oregon.
An avalanche warning sign at a closed ski run at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. An avalanche warning has been issued for parts of Washington and Oregon.Credit...Christopher Weber/Associated Press
Feb. 21, 2021
Two avalanche warnings have been issued for parts of Washington and Oregon as heavier-than-usual rainfall and snowfall is expected to hit part of the West Coast through Monday.
One of the warnings, a Level 4 on a scale of 5, said there was a high avalanche danger for parts of North Cascades National Park by the Canadian border, extending south through Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and into parts of Gifford Pinchot National Forest, which is about 140 miles southeast of Seattle.