Ingredients on Deck for Historic Seattle Snowstorm

A powerhouse storm will slam into the Northwest later Tuesday night into Wednesday, sending a surge of heavy rain and snow into the Pacific Northwest. "Snow, perhaps a serious snowfall, is likely somewhere in western Washington. Whether it is in north of Seattle to Bellingham or in and even south of Seattle will be determined by where the storm moves ashore and how much the cold air wants to hold on, said Expert Senior Meteorologist and Western Expert Ken Clark.

"Single day snowfall of six inches or greater has occurred on only 15 days since 1950, none since 1996," said Climatologist Jim Rourke.

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http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/ingredients-on-deck-for-histor/60270

Looks like it's happening now . Seattle received 2-4" today with another 6" plus possible on Wednesday.

Would love to be there. 1st time I ever skied was outside of Seattle on the slopes in Snoqualmie Pass. That was in November of, er, cough cough I'm old, 1986. They had a boatload of snow there.

Just found this link for updates on the pass. Looks like live camera feeds. Snow is hammering down.

Snoqualmie Pass weather and live feeds

And I'm jealous. Looks like after the snow gets heavy late Wednesday the winds shift to the SW and warm things to the 40's and snow changes to rain, per TWC extended.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Seattle/Tacoma, WA

Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 2:35 PM PST



. WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ... WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS... SEATTLE... TACOMA... BREMERTON... SHELTON.

* TIMING... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS COOLER UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUES OVER THE AREA. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS LIKELY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... AT THIS TIME UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN STEADY OR GRADUALLY FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS... SO ROADWAYS MAY FREEZE. A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS LIKELY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WEDNESDAYS STORM MAY BRING 6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACT... EXTREME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA... CARRY AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... WATER... AND BLANKETS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

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