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You would be amazed at the number of people who don't ever check the weather than isn't showing up on their phone. And if they're traveling, that phone forecast may or may not update on a time frame they look at. Talked to my sister about her in-laws making a huge road trip around the holidays crossing multiple mountain passes. They didn't even look at the weather on their route to plan which days they may want to avoid the mountains. And they're elderly and should NOT be driving in adverse weather conditions. It's crazy.

More Seattle stats from 1894 to 1947 (Seattle): TLDR: *Measurable snow on 50 (of 1643) days in March and 10 (of 1590) days in April. * Highest single day total in March for this period: March 11, 1903: 5.2" *Highest single day total in April for this period: April 14, 1924: 1.5" *Latest snow recorded in Seattle history April 19, 1927: 0.2" 1894: March 1: 0.5" and March 2: 0.6" and March 16: 0.5" and March 17: 0.1" and March 18: 0.7" 1895: March 12: 2" and April 4: 1" 1896: March 6: 1.2" 1897: March 9: 0.1" and March 11: 1.5" and March 13: 2" and March 21: 0.8" 1898: March 7: 0.7" and March 24: 0.6" and March 25: 2.9" 1899: March 12: 0.5" and March 13: 0.5" and March 21: 0.4" and March 22: 0.5" 1900: April 7: 0.6" 1902: March 14: 0.2" and April 8: 0.5" 1903: March 8: 2" and March 11: 5.2" and March 12: 1" and March 14: 0.4" 1904: March 1: 0.7" and March 2: 0.6" and March 12: 0.8" and March 14: 4" and March 21: 0.1" and March 23: 2.1" and March 25: 0.1" 1913: March 12: 0.1" and March 19: 3" and March 24: 0.1" 1916: March 1: 0.4" and March 2: 0.7" and March 5: 0.1" 1917: March 25: 0.6" and March 29: 0.2: and March 30: 0.1" and March 31: 0.1" 1920: April 1: 1.4" and April 2: 0.5" and April 3: 0.5" 1921: March 14: 0.4" and April 3: 0.5" 1923: March 2: 0.5" and March 13: 0.2" 1924: April 14: 1.5" 1927: April 19: 0.2" 1932: March 2: 1.8" 1935: March 25: 0.2" 1936: March 27: 1.1" and April 1: 0.9" 1939: March 4: 0.2" 1944: March 12: 0.2" 1946: March 26: 2.0" and March 27: 1.0"

Seattle (SeaTac) Spring snowfall Stats TLDR: *Since 1948, there has been measurable snow in March on 48 days (out of 2,325 days) *There has also been measurable snow on 5 April days (out of 2250). *Largest March single day snowfall: March 1, 1989: 6" *Largest April single day snowfall: April 17, 1972: 1.2" (This is also the latest snowfall in this period.) 1951: March 1: 0.6" and March 3: 3.0" and March 4: 1.7" and March 5: 2.2" and March 6: 2.1" and March 7: 1.8" and March 8: 5.3" and March 9: 0.6" and March 10: 0.9" 1954: March 10: 2.1" and March 11: 1.2" 1955: March 1: 0.7" and March 2: 1.7" and March 3: 4.5" and March 12: 0.3" and March 13: 1.7" and March 25: 1.3" 1956: March 3: 0.8" and March 5: 0.1" and March 9: 1.4" 1960: March 3: 4.7" and March 4: 0.4" 1961: March 3: 1.7" and March 4: 0.1" 1962: March 1: 1.0" and March 8: 0.5" and March 9: 0.2" 1966: March 3: 2.5" and March 19: 0.7" and March 20: 2.3" 1968: April 12: 0.3" and April 16: 0.2" 1971: March 3: 0.2" and March 4: 1.3" and March 16: 0.4" 1972: April 16: 1.1" and April 17: 1.2" 1973: March 18: 0.8" 1975: April 2: 0.2" 1976: March 1: 0.2" 1977: March 13: 0.7" and March 14: 0.2: 1982: March 29: 2" 1989: March 1: 6" and March 2: 1.4" 1991: March 4: 0.7" and March 5: 1.8" 1994: March 21: 0.2" 2009: March 7: 0.3" and March 9: 2.2" and March 15: 0.5" 2012: March 13: 0.9" 2019: March 7: 0.8"

Snapped this photo this morning of PooPoo Point in Issaquah. Thought it was interesting that the snowline was higher on the ridges than on the lower spots. There was this wave effect across the mountains there on both sides of the valley. Not sure what would cause it but super fascinating. Figure it's some kind of cold sink, but wasn't quite sure of the dynamics behind vertical cold damning or whatever over such a small scale. It really shows how fine the line between accumulating snow and cold rain is right now.

Are the bedrooms in the RV? Or is that room for even mote beds??

What's funny was when we were coming down the mountain and down through Greenwater and into Enumclaw, it kept snowing. Light snow, but still. We thought it was just a foothills thing, but as we drove further, there was snow in Black Diamond and Maple Valley and Covington (or what would later become Covington--I don't think it was incorporated yet.) All the way down to Kent there was snow. And it was such a surprise because it wasn't supposed to be anything but rain. I was in high school and it was magic. There's somehting to be said for those days of rain that ended up as snow and took everyone by surprise. Maybe not for adults, but as kids and teens? Unforgettable. I don't think I have any pictures but I'll have to try and get some copies my parents have when they get to that part of sorting through their stuff. Historic!

It happened. I was there!! Ok, not for all 24 hours but for the hours Crystal was open. It was amazing. We went up for my sister's birthday on the 23rd, which is when it started and it just kept snowing and snowing and snowing. We didn't even realize how much had fallen until we went out to my dad's big old Chevy in the parking lot and had to dig it out. It was truly unbelievable. I will never forget it. And it was the only time I ever skied at Crystal.

Highway 18 northeast of Maple Valley and southwest of Hobart.

Snowing in most of Sammamish. (Edited) Nothing in Issaquah yet.

That looks like the kind of weather to spawn tornadoes. No thanks.

Looks like oak, cypress, juniper, and cedar with high pollen counts in Seattle area this week. Our old house would have our car COVERED in yellow starting in February from our neighbors' tree. Somehting in that cedar/juniper/cypress family. Or maybe a spruce? Seems like the evergreens go first, then alder and maple, then later is cottonwood. It lssts so many months!

Had a pretty good graupel and ice pellet shower go through about an hour ago. Coated everything in pea sized ice. Probably 1/4 inch accumulation but it was hard to tell with bouncing and rolling. Has already melted off streets and sidewalks. Sadly no thunder...yet!

Sunshine where I am. Good evidence of a convergence zone elsewhere.

I know we're looking at equatorial temps, but those temps in the Arctic are off the charts and Antarctica isn't looking great either.

Looks like that interchange is approximately 925 ft elevation. Snow down west of Preston to an elevation around 500 feet. And I think the i90 traffic cam in North Bend is also a little over 500 feet.