WEST SEATTLE SNOW? ‘Winter storm watch’ for Monday pm as well as ‘advisory’ for Monday am

2:40 PM: We now have two possible-snow alerts for Monday from the National Weather Service – as reported here early today, a “winter weather advisory” for 4 am-noon; added this afternoon, a “winter storm watch” in effect 4 pm Monday through 4 am Tuesday. They’re both covered in this NWS message, with this key component:

SNOW LEVELS…MAINLY NEAR 500 FEET MONDAY MORNING…RISING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO SEA-LEVEL MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT AS COLD NORTHERLY FRASER OUTFLOW DEVELOPS.

As noted earlier, 500 feet is close to the highest point not only in West Seattle but in the entire city, by Myrtle Reservoir at 35th/Myrtle. We’ll be on weather/traffic watch extra-early because of the alert; and if/when snow starts, we hope you have our hotline in your contacts already – 206-293-6302, text or voice – thank you!

9:25 PM: The mid-evening “forecast discussion” is out now – see it here – not much change in what’s projected, at least for Monday morning, though Seattle does not look to be in line for the most snow, and if any falls here, “Hilltops will be most likely to get snow, and sea-level areas may not get any.”

5:08 AM MONDAY: We’re keeping watch on weather and traffic here.

7 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE SNOW? 'Winter storm watch' for Monday pm as well as 'advisory' for Monday am"

  • Steph December 4, 2016 (2:43 pm)

    Since Seattle public schools tend to close with a single snowflake, my kid is already planning for a snow day tomorrow.

    • CW December 5, 2016 (5:13 pm)

      did your kid enjoy the snow day?

  • waikikigirl December 4, 2016 (4:52 pm)

    And you’d think that we’re going to get a blizzard by the way grocery stores look right now!

    • Erithan December 4, 2016 (6:34 pm)

      I imagine it was the game in combo with “Seattle snow panick”. Hehe, as a kid we spotted a flake and were auto just “yes!!! Snow day!”. =)

  • Trickycoolj December 4, 2016 (6:30 pm)

    No that’s how the grocery stores always look on Sunday. 

  • waikikigirl December 4, 2016 (7:27 pm)

    Trickycoolj….No I’m sorry it is/was not, today was exceptionally busier than a usual Sunday.

  • pjk December 5, 2016 (8:31 am)

     Being a member of the “baby boom” generation, the only snow day I ever had in my 13 years of Seattle Public Schools (all in WS) was the winter of 1969 when the snow drifted high enough that we couldn’t open our back door and Mr. Herb Smith, WSHS teacher, skied up Stevens Street to school when school opened the next day!!

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