A “short-term forecast” alert is just out from the National Weather Service for the entire metro area (and then some):
A LINE OF SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM NORTHEAST OF THE PUGET SOUND REGION TO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR IS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST. SOME OF THE SHOWERS HAVE BEEN HEAVY…WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. SOME LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER AND URBAN FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS. THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.
Get those fallen leaves outta your nearest storm drain, everybody!
And I heard that the local Weather Service had a meeting with the city’s emergency weather team today, gearing up for possible heavy snow on Sat & Sun! Expecting snow down to 500′ level…. Yikes.
No advisories for our area so far – even the “Special Weather Statement” has been allowed to expire – BUT I do see the 500-foot snow level in the Saturday night forecast. And of course, High Point (the water tower area, in particular) is the highest point in Seattle, at 520 feet …
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http://www.cityofseattle.net/transportation/steepest.htm
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