Weather
UPDATE: Snow Expected 4 - 6 p.m. In Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma
The National Weather Service is estimating that the storm will creep into the region during rush hour.
SEATTLE, WA - The National Weather Service is saying that snow will enter the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area between 4 and 6 p.m. Thursday night. The timing of the storm had been a lingering question, and on Thursday morning some forecasts were saying snow wouldn't fall in Seattle until between 7 and 10 p.m.
Initial snow will lift N reaching Olympia starting 3-4pm, then SEA-Tacoma-Bellevue 4-6p. Even light snow will= very slick roads! #wawx pic.twitter.com/5xIjPQEEMu
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) December 8, 2016
Near 2:30 p.m., weather spotters in Chehalis measured 1 inch of snow in that city. The Washington State Patrol was reporting fast-moving snow at the Lewis/Thurston County line.
The snow it heading North. pic.twitter.com/49cVJJWVku
— Trooper T. Bartolac (@wspd1pio) December 8, 2016
School districts and city government were also beginning to cancel night meetings and activities. The Renton and University Place school districts canceled all after-school activities, and Puyallup schools canceled a band concert.
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