WeatherWatcher: 4.25 inches of snow in Shoreline

Central Market under 5 inches of snow.  Photo by Carl Dinse.

Snow started falling right about 7:15 pm Tuesday night. Heavier snow hit at around 9 pm at which point about 1 inch had accumulated. At 1 am we had 4-5 inches of snow on the ground depending on the area and elevation. The rain started to mix in at about 2:15 am Wednesday morning but it was off and on snow and rain until about 6 am. After 6 am the temperature rose sharply and all precipitation turned to 100% rain. It also got quite breezy this morning and afternoon.

1st Ave NE near the SL Pool. Photo by Carl Dinse.

Snow Melting and warmer weather is here

As the snow melted and temperatures warmed, even though it stopped raining at about 9 am the rain gauge was measuring rain for most of the day as the snow piled in the rain gauge melted down. Including the snow melt off, we've recorded 1.37 inches of rain so far since midnight. More rain is on the way and it's expected to be very wet. Land and mud slides may be a risk once again.

Overall

Total snow accumulation at the weather station at 2 am was 4.25 inches. It begin to melt off after that time. No freezing rain occurred in Shoreline so we only had to deal with a slushy wet mess for the morning commute hours, no ice thankfully.