1:50 PM: As the snow continues – with wind-chill temperatures in the teens – West Seattle’s only cold-weather shelter is open, at American Legion Post 160 (3618 SW Alaska). This is an all-volunteer effort, no city or other help, and more volunteers are needed – as mentioned here earlier this week. Post commander Keith Hughes, meantime, says if you or someone you know needs somewhere to go, “The warm-up center is open all day, and the Shelter will be open tonight. I have cots, mats, and blankets for up to 16 people.” Meantime, our coverage continues, first with the lists that started our earlier coverage:

ROAD/TRANSIT INFO
-City map of plowed routes, here
-City map of traffic cams, here
-Our page with West Seattle-relevant cams, here
-County map of traffic cams (choose “south” tab for White Center), here
–Metro buses are on snow routes – advisories here; Emergency Snow Network activated for Monday
–West Seattle Water Taxi CANCELED for the rest of today

SNOW CLOSURES/CANCELLATIONS
–West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA (closed Monday too)
-All Seattle Public Library branches
–Fauntleroy Church worship service (both online and in-person)
–City transfer stations (including the nearby one in west South Park)
–Junction & Morgan Junction Starbucks closed
-Also closed: Mission Cantina, The Bridge, The Birdhouse, The Westy, Southgate Roller Rink, Marination Ma Kai, West Seattle Bowl, Grillbird Teriyaki, Beveridge Place Pub, Greenbridge Café, Curious Kidstuff, Avalon Glassworks, Meeples Games, Best of Hands Barrelhouse, Lady Jaye, Northwest Art and Frame, Pegasus Books, Head to Toe Day Spa, Supreme, Ma’ono
-Closing early: Whole Foods (5 pm), Westwood QFC (7 pm), Metropolitan Market (8 pm)
-Closed Monday: Senior Center of West Seattle

WEATHER INFO
–Special Weather Statement alert now in effect
–National Weather Service‘s snow-totals map

Yards are buried – Scott and Maria sent this photo of theirs in Gatewood:

And down at sea level, Sirkka Saboe photographed the Alki Point Lighthouse:

Got a photo or something else to contribute to our coverage? westseattleblog@gmail.com or text 206-293-6302 – thank you! More updates ahead.

2:47 PM: Alki remains the epicenter of storm photos so far. This one’s from Andrew – look at what happened after all those wind-fueled waves crashed over the seawall:

Wherever you are in West Seattle, you’ve probably noticed the snow has all but stopped. The weather advisory has expired, too. Now the cold is the biggest concern – it’s not forecast to get back above freezing until Thursday.

3:19 PM: Thanks for the tips – added to our list above, some early-closure plans. … There’s some fun stuff out there too:

Brandon has done it again: “Softy the Sea Lion 3.0. This year, did it for our son. No tools or shovels. Encourage community to come build their favorite sea animal.” (From our archives, this story contains Softy 2.0!)

4:05 PM: The city has just sent out a long roundup from various departments. We’ll link it here once it’s on the city website; no major news in it that we’re seeing – for example, no word from SPU yet on whether Monday solid-waste pickup is still a go. Otherwise – SDOT says it has 35 “winter-response vehicles” out on the roads. One other note from SDOT – tomorrow (Monday 12/27) “will be treated as a holiday for on-street parking to discourage unnecessary driving during the storm response.” Pay-station on-street spaces will be free, and time limits won’t be enforced. … Also from the city news release, a passage of note:

The online Storm Response Map [linked above] shares real-time information on which roads have been recently plowed. The technology transferring information is not functioning on a few snow-response vehicles at this time and will not be repaired until the storm has passed, so more routes are being treated than shown.

5:04 PM: New weather alert is in effect – a Special Weather Statement about the subfreezing temps, calling the next few days “dangerously cold.” The snow, however, is largely over.

6:21 PM: A few more scenes from today – from Paula Grassell at Lincoln Park:

And from Yazmin Penzien, who says, “What a day! This was like a dream come true for our twin girls.”

6:49 PM: We’ve published this separately, but also noting here – the city has announced there’ll be no solid-waste pickup tomorrow – every pickup day this week will slide at least a day.

7:06 PM: Just in from Metro, they’ll activate the Emergency Snow Network service reduction for Monday. This takes effect at 4 am. Here’s what that means.

9:18 PM: Two more photos before the night’s out – more road-clearing equipment, spotted by Admiral 7-11 this evening:

(Major) new snow is NOT expected overnight, but the roads will be icy, so we’ll be on watch for that early, in case you have to commute. We also have one more fun photo here at night’s end – Eugene‘s son Silas, enjoying the snow:

The official total (measured at Sea-Tac) was just short of three and a half inches.

(Photo from Bea – Olson/Myers hill)

8:32 AM: The snow finally arrived early this morning around 6 am and is still falling. We have about 2″ here in Upper Fauntleroy. Some areas have more. Driving is dicey. Here are some updates to start our coverage.

SNOW CLOSURES/CANCELLATIONS
–West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA
-All Seattle Public Library branches
–Fauntleroy Church worship service (both online and in-person)
–City transfer stations (including the nearby one in west South Park)
–Junction & Morgan Junction Starbucks closed
-Also closed: Mission Cantina, The Bridge, The Birdhouse, The Westy, Southgate Roller Rink, Marination Ma Kai, West Seattle Bowl, Grillbird Teriyaki, Beveridge Place Pub, Greenbridge Café, Curious Kidstuff, Avalon Glassworks, Meeples Games, Best of Hands Barrelhouse, Lady Jaye, Northwest Art and Frame, Pegasus Books

TRANSPORTATION INFO
-City map of plowed routes, here
-City map of traffic cams, here
-Our page with West Seattle-relevant cams, here
-Metro buses are on snow routes – advisories here
-West Seattle Water Taxi (update) CANCELED for the rest of today

WEATHER INFO
–Winter Storm Warning alert in effect until 3 pm

More updates to come. Thanks for the info/photos already – westseattleblog@gmail.com or text 206-293-6302 – thank you!

9:04 AM: Photo from one area without traffic cams – Alki – thanks to @AlkiDude for tweeting this:

Several readers sent reminders – hummingbirds are out there in need of food! This photo is from Dina in Highland Park – she says they kept their feeder indoors overnight so it wouldn’t freeze:

9:40 AM: Snow’s intensified again – and remember that unlike many Seattle snowstorms, this won’t melt any time soon because temps are staying below freezing, day and night, for a few days. Tough going out there – Lora spotted this stuck bus at 42nd/Alaska:

Not far from there, Lora reports SW Oregon “is a sheet of ice.” Meantime, we’re updating the closure/cancellation list above but also hearing from some people who are still OPEN – like HeartBeet Café (until 2 pm) and Youngstown Coffee (10 am-2 pm) in Morgan Junction, Also, the COVID vaccination clinic at Neighborhood House High Point (until 1 pm) IS open (and taking walkups).

10:21 AM: Still snowing lightly. Temperature’s only 25. Here’s a texted photo from Lincoln Park Way, uphill from Lowman Beach:

10:44 AM: Metro just announced the West Seattle Water Taxi is canceled for the rest of today – updating in the transportation-info list above. This is blamed on high wind, not the snow – further west on Alki, note the wave spray in this (updated) video Jay sent from 62nd/Alki:

@WestSeaWX points out that the temperature with current wind-chill factor is 13 degrees.

11:29 AM: If you absolutely have to go out, here’s a sign you’re going to see a lot of:

The photo is from Gatewood, sent by Paul, who says, “The street closed sign at SW Othello and California is up. SW Othello from California to 39th Avenue is impassable and children are sledding on the road. Please find another route.”

11:44 AM: Update from comments – the Admiral Theater is back on for all shows today (so we’ve taken them off the cancellation list above). Also in the Admiral District, Freshy’s emailed to say they’re open, until 7 pm. … Checking both the cameras and city plowed-routes map (both linked above), looks like 35th SW has been recently plowed.

12:31 PM: Dixon Hamby sends updates from The Junction (and this Instagram video) – Junction Starbucks is closed and Easy Street Café is only doing takeout. (Checking online, we see Morgan Junction Starbucks closed early, and Admiral and Westwood are closing at 2 pm.) Adding other business closures to the list above.

1 PM: We’ll be starting a pm report shortly and will add the link here when ready.

1:40 PM: And here’s the link – pm coverage now under way there.