Who wants more? Snow Series 3 and 4 Announce New Winter Storm Watch for Seattle Area

by Scott Sistek | KOMONews.com Meteorologist

SEATTLE – Who's Ready for More Snow?

Ready or not, let's move up a gear by not only dealing with a blizzard … no, that's old hat now. We will try to wade in * two * storms almost in turn, promising a new wave of strong snow to add to the wonderland already frozen on the ground.

Two minutes before our winter storm warning expires On Friday night's storm, a new winter storm watch was launched across the region, including in the Puget Sound area, for the doubling of expected generalized snowfall – the first later Sunday; the second Monday evening to Tuesday. By mid-week, it is likely that several areas around the Puget Sound area will have one or more feet of snow on the ground due to the combined effects of the three storms.

First, the thrill again. The sky will clear overnight as we have our very short break between two storms. With a light north wind, clear skies and frozen snow on the ground, temperatures will plunge into teenagers in the area, perhaps even a single figure in the more remote areas. Seattle "only" has dropped to the last 20 rounds; The night scheduled for Saturday night is 17. If the roads are clear, they freeze quickly and form only ice everywhere Sunday morning.

The clouds will rise rapidly on Sunday morning when our first storm system will unfold. This storm is less powerful and has a certain speed behind it, so we do not think of a major event here. Nevertheless, snow will develop from north-west to south-east as the afternoon and evening progress, as the storm falls from Vancouver Island into the region. from Puget Sound for about 17 hours.

This is not a particularly important storm. geographically and according to current projections, the people of Everett North will see little or no accumulation. The Puget Sound area can quickly reach 1 to 2 inches, while some areas south of Tacoma, in southwestern Washington, can reach 3 "by Monday morning. You can already see 6 to 10 inches, just enough to cover the sidewalk and the driveway you just spent all day shoveling.

As the weather system leaves on Monday morning, you You may only have a few hours to contemplate how long you have been in search of snow this winter when January was the 5th warmest ever recorded in Storm # 4. is more developed and descends from the Gulf of Alaska where A) it is cold and B) there is much more water to absorb into the system.Oh oh.

This storm will follow a trajectory a little different, flowing off at first, then heading ant to southwestern Washington, so this time, the snow first hit southwest Washington, then move north * to the Puget Sou 2nd region from there. The timing is right or maybe just a little before the evening in the Seattle area (remember: Olympia and Tacoma first this time). With the offshore route, softer Pacific air may be mixed and some areas may start as a rain or a mix of rain and snow, such as the Friday night storm. This is a low chance, but a non-zero chance so that we can have a similar scenario in which it seems like the storm is going to save you, only to bring in some snow later when it will cool down. The snow falls the night from Monday to Tuesday afternoon.

Snow totals are about the same level as the last storm – let's pick up 4-8 inches with some areas growing and less and less, but a dart throwing like C's is . For the record, the heavier totals were targeted in the Seattle area on the latest executions of the model, but they could drift in subsequent executions. Again windy and cold with spikes near freezing point.

The storm dissipated Tuesday night and we have another chance to catch our breath (which you can still see by the way, so it's easier to grab it) Wednesday looks reasonably sunny and cold.

What about Thursday and Friday, ask yourself? Ummm …. Disks are made to be broken, right? At 10.6 inches (and over), it's already the most snow-covered month of February at Sea-Tac Airport since 1949 and the record is easily reached at 13.1 inches.

For all time in Seattle, 36.4 inches is the record set at 1916 in the downtown federal building – we * think * that it stays out of reach. But second place at 17.4 in 1923? There is indeed potential for more snow at the end of the week; I think this figure is at hand.

The very long-term forecasts for the next 8 to 14 days herald the continuation of the cold weather.

This makes some new wonders of Seattleites …