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Avalanche — E King/E Pierce/E Lewis, Washington
June 11, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
7
Property damage
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Area
E King/E Pierce/E Lewis
Event narrative (NOAA)
8 hikers were injured, one fatally, when they were caught in an avalanche descending Mt. Rainier.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.