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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | 2:11 a.m.

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Up to 6 inches of snow falls in some areas

A winter weather advisory is in effect and schools are delayed in some areas after up to 6 inches of snow falls overnight.   Get the list of school delays and closures here.   Snow will continue to fall as scattered showers through the morning commute, primarily targeting southern Skagit ...

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Up to 8 inches of snow possible in Hood Canal area

A winter storm warning is in effect as another frontal system hits Western Washington with the potential for several inches of snow in the Hood Canal area.   Up to 8 inches of snow could accumulate in the Hood Canal area, and there could be 1 to 3 inches of snow ...

'Fire hose' of storm bringing flooding, avalanche danger

A "fire hose" of a storm moving through the Northwest has raised the chance of rivers flooding in Western Washington and avalanche danger in the Cascades.   The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Snoqualmie, Tolt and Puyallup Rivers.   "The fire hose is aimed at ...

Western Washington Doppler Radar

Heavy rain threatens to cause flooding

 Heavy rain forecast to fall in the mountains could cause flooding this week, says KIRO 7 meteorologist Morgan Palmer.   Two to 6 inches of rain is expected to fall on the west slopes of the Cascades and the west side of the Olympics from Tuesday through early Wednesday, Palmer ...

The Washington King Tide Photo Initiative

Washington's higher-than-usual winter tides will begin Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, and the state Department of Ecology (Ecology) is inviting the public to share their photos of this naturally occurring event.   These higher-than-usual tides are sometimes called "king tides" and occur when the sun and moon's gravitational pull reinforce one ...

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A Cold Average of 2011

Did the weather make it difficult to get things done this year or did it make it easier to accomplish indoor jobs? One thing is for certain, 2011 felt like a long, cool stretch. Out of the last 11 months and 8 days, the average monthly high temperature was at ...

Already three inches of new snow at 11pm on November 11, 2011 at Snoqualmie Pass

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Round One November Storm Round Two Saturday

Weather Headline: Storm Drains Will Be Filling With Leaves As More Rain & Breezy Winds Arrive Saturday. Friday Storm Notes:  A much colder airmass blasted into WWA Friday- Mount Baker received a foot of snow by 4pm and then snow tapered to showers for that area. Snow levels fell to Snoqualmie ...

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La Nina for Seattle 2011-2012

It's official, the Climate Prediction Center has a La Nina Advisory in place for winter of 2011/2012.  What it means for the Pacific Northwest will be a trend towards wetter and cooler than average weather.  There has been an increasing amount of research on the atmospheric impact of changing sea surface ...

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Post Golf Summit

The U.S. Open golf championship wasn't the only major golf event in the Washington, D.C. area over the weekend, as President Obama, Vice President Biden, Speaker Boehner and Ohio Gov. Kasich joined in a foursome at Andrews Air Force Base. Did it produce any political goodwill? While the press was ...

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