Severe Weather Warning for Cascades until Thursday am
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE CASCADES
TODAY…GENERALLY ABOVE 3500 TO 4000 FEET. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SNOQUALMIE PASS…THIS WILL IMPACT ALL OF THE MOUNTAIN PASSES ACROSS THE CASCADES. THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE PRECIPITATION MEANS THAT SNOW WILL COME IN QUICK BURSTS WITH BRIEF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY VARY FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE THE PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE MEETS THE CASCADES OVER SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE GLACIER PEAK REGION.
HIKERS AND CAMPERS WITH PLANS IN THE CASCADES SHOULD EITHER BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER OR MAKE PLANS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM 3000 FEET ON DOWN. MOTORISTS CROSSING THE CASCADES…EXCEPT SNOQUALMIE…SHOULD EXPECT TO SLOW DOWN AND USE WINTER WEATHER DRIVING PRACTICES SHOULD YOU ENCOUNTER SNOW ON THE ROADWAY.
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