Weather
Mt. Baker ski area, WA has seen 30″ of new snow in the past 48 hours. Baker has a 90-120″ snowpack right now.
Crystal Mountain, WA has seen 10-13″ of new snow in the past 48 hours. Crystal has a 42-55″ snowpack right now.
A Winter Storm Warning was issued for Washington yesterday and it continues today.
8-18″ of snow is forecast today.
* MAIN IMPACT...ANOTHER 8 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE CASCADES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL PROBABLY BE AROUND STEVENS PASS AND SNOQUALMIE PASS...WHERE THE PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE EXTENDS EASTWARD INTO THE CASCADES. * SNOW LEVEL...1500 TO 2000 FEET. - NOAA Seattle, WA today
WINTER STORM WARNING for WASHINGTON:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
319 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016
CASCADES OF WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES-
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
* LOCATIONS...SNOQUALMIE PASS...STEVENS PASS...MOUNT BAKER AND
MOUNT RAINIER.
* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT...ANOTHER 8 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE
CASCADES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL PROBABLY
BE AROUND STEVENS PASS AND SNOQUALMIE PASS...WHERE THE PUGET
SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE EXTENDS EASTWARD INTO THE CASCADES.
* SNOW LEVEL...1500 TO 2000 FEET.
* OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL INTO AND THROUGH THE CASCADES WILL BE
DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE DELAYS.
