STORM ALERT

The National Weather Service in  Seattle issued a Weather Alert for the State of Washington.

ALERT EFFECTIVE

  • Begins 0759 PDT 4/9
  • Ends   0615 PDT 4/10

DESCRIPTION

  • Strong Pacific Storm
  • Significant snow in mountains
  • Cold front moving across region in Friday night
  • Colder air mass
  • Snow level to drop to 2k-2500 feet by Saturday morning
  • Snow expected on Snoqualmie Pass with possible 3-5″; could see more if in the convergence zone
  • Snow expected in the Cascades with 6-11″ expected late Friday / Saturday
  • Lowlands to see blustery windy conditions Friday / Saturday
  • Heavier showers in the area and with possible small hail, if in the convergence zone in the Puget Sound area

AREAS AFFECTED

  • Admiralty Inlet Area
  • Bellevue and Vicinity
  • Bremerton and Vicinity
  • Central Coast
  • East Puget Sound Lowlands
  • Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca
  • Everett and Vicinity
  • Hood Canal area
  • Lower Chehalis Valley Area
  • North Coast
  • Olympics
  • San Juan County
  • Seattle and Vicinity
  • Southwest Interior
  • Tacoma Area
  • West Slopes North Cascades and Passes
  • West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes
  • West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes
  • Western Skagit County
  • Western Strait of Juan De Fuca
  • Western Whatcom County

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