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'Nightmare' Commute: Puget Sound Snow Could Turn To Ice
Transportation officials are warning of a potentially dangerous commute Tuesday morning due to cold temperatures and wet roads.
REDMOND, WA - Transportation officials are warning Western Washington drivers to watch out for a potentially dangerous commute Tuesday morning due to snow and slush turning to ice overnight.
Snow totals varied across the sound, but the snow was very wet, and had begun to melt toward the evening hours on Monday. Temperatures will be in the 20s across much of Western Washington overnight Monday into Tuesday.
One local fire department said that the situation could become a "dangerous nightmare."
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Other local transportation departments issued similar warnings.
Temps are expected to drop tonight. Please plan ahead and travel safely. Use our Winter Weather map https://t.co/HlXHh4Pg31 #SEAWinterPrep
— seattledot (@seattledot) February 7, 2017
Road conditions - We are beginning to see ice on the surface of the roads. Please drive slow, and give yourself room to stop. pic.twitter.com/InKhovUz4o
— BonneyLakePolice PIO (@BLPoliceDept) February 7, 2017
The @PuyallupSD has announced a 2 hour late start tomorrow Tuesday February 7. Be ready for road conditions in the AM.
— Puyallup Police (@PuyallupPD) February 7, 2017
As darkness falls across the land, be aware that today's melting snow will quickly turn to ice as temps drop. #SlowDown & #Drive4Conditions pic.twitter.com/BrKd1s8H1l
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) February 7, 2017
Here are some of the low temperatures expected overnight Monday into Tuesday according to The Weather Channel:
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- Edmonds - 28 degrees
- Redmond - 25 degrees
- Seattle - 27 degrees
- Lake Forest Park - 27 degrees
- Mercer Island - 28 degrees
- Sammamish - 26 degrees
- Renton - 28 degrees
- Kirkland - 26 degrees
- Bellevue - 27 degrees
- Enumclaw - 28 degrees
- Lakewood - 27 degrees
- Bonney Lake - 25 degrees
- Gig Harbor - 28 degrees
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