Seattle covered in snow, more falling, closures abound

Snow hit Seattle Monday, February 6, 2017. This video shows the snowy morning in Ballard.

Welcome back to winter, Seattle.

Mother Nature brought snow back to the city and much of Western Washington in a big way Sunday night, and predictions are for more snow falling throughout the day.

Snowfall ranging from an inch or two downtown to as much as 14 inches in Graham triggered school closures, road closures or delays, and airport backups.

Traffic issues were reported across Seattle, and farther afield, Interstate 90 was closed from North Bend over Snoqualmie Pass to Ellensburg due to high avalanche danger and snow and ice on the road.

Up to 84,000 people were without power across Western Washington Monday morning, including 6,300 Seattle City Light customers.

Sea-Tac Airport measured 3.7 inches of snowfall early Monday morning, and the arriving flights were averaging 1 hour and 28 minutes late. Departing flights were also under heavy delays due to the backup from incoming planes. About 80 flights were cancelled, according to a spokesperson.

School closures included Seattle, Auburn, Bellevue, Bellingham, Bothell, Issaquah. Lake Washington, North Thurston, Olympia, Puyallup, and Tacoma.

The University of Washington and Seattle University were closed and Seattle Pacific University was scheduled to open late.

Caption

A snowy Space Needle stands out from Seattle’s skyline after a few inches fell in the early hours of Monday, Feb. 6, 2017.

A Jeep heads north on First Avenue West in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood on Monday morning.

Sledders look for a hill to slide on below Kerry Park on Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017.

Snowy roads also caused Seattle Public Utilities to cancel solid waste pickup Monday. The utility said in an announcement that pickup would resume Tuesday, and most customers’ service would likely be delayed a day this week.

The National Weather Service predicted snow to continue to fall across the region Monday, with a winter storm warning in effect until 4 p.m. The early morning forecast called for another 3 inches in some areas.

A high of 37 degrees was expected Monday, with it warming to 39 Tuesday.

Our editors found this article on this site using Google and regenerated it for our readers.