This morning (Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010), shortly after 10 a.m. in Green Lake, very slight snow flakes began to fall, prompting several “snow!” tweets from the Green Lake Gobble & Mashed Potato Munch Off at Green Lake Park.
Around 11:45 a.m., the snow started to pick up. At 12:15 p.m., it’s still coming down, although it is not sticking.
The National Weather Service has issued the following Winter Weather Advisory:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1157 AM PST SUN NOV 21 2010
...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING..
1157 AM PST SUN NOV 21 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW SHOWERS. WINDY WEATHER WILL ALSO
DEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* AFFECTED LOCATIONS...INCLUDE THE GREATER SEATTLE TACOMA EVERETT
METRO AREA.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LOCALIZED TODAY...BUT
1 OR 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF SEATTLE.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. 1 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST FOR MONDAY. STAY TUNED TO UPDATED
FORECASTS AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM FOR MONDAY DEVELOPS.
* WIND...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS
EVENING...THEN DIMINISH AGAIN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER
MONDAY AFTERNOON SHOULD SEE THE NORTH WIND RISING TO 20 TO 30
MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS
MONDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CARRY WARM CLOTHES
IF DRIVING IN CASE OF TRAVEL DELAYS.
Some helpful links, via Take Winter By Storm:
Home and yard
- Preventing Frozen Pipes –State Farm
- Ice Dams and Attic Condensation –State Farm
Winter driving
- Winter driving – WSDOT
- Driving in severe weather –State Farm
- Winterizing Your Vehicle – State Farm
Snow plowing and street clearing
Check for school closures here.
Update, 2:15 p.m.: Many thanks to Lidia Valentino for submitting this shot of Green Lake snow to the My Green Lake facebook page:
Photo credit: Lidia Valentino
