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Weather Alerts for Tacoma Area Washington   (WAZ509)

icn  WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
TACOMA AREA WASHINGTON   (WAZ509)

Effective: Tue, Jun 14, 2016 12:19pm MDT Severity: Minor
Updated: Tue, Jun 14, 2016 12:19pm MDT Urgency: Expected
Expires: Tue, Jun 14, 2016 07:00pm MDT Certainty: Likely

Areas Affected: West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes
 
Alert:
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH 6 PM.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* IMPACTS...SNOWY AND SLUSHY ROADS ABOVE 5000 FEET. BACKCOUNTRY
TRAVELERS WILL ENCOUNTER WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS TODAY ABOVE 5000
FEET.
Instructions:
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. BACK COUNTY
TRAVEL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY.

 

icn  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
TACOMA AREA WASHINGTON   (WAZ509)

Effective: Tue, Jun 14, 2016 07:15am MDT Severity: Minor
Updated: Tue, Jun 14, 2016 07:15am MDT Urgency: Expected
Expires: Wed, Jun 15, 2016 12:00am MDT Certainty: Observed

Areas Affected: Olympics; West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes
 
Alert:
...UNSEASONABLY COLD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED OVER
THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 4000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. A FEW
INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT.
PEOPLE THAT ARE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE HIGHER BACK COUNTRY OF
THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS SHOULD PLAN FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR
BELOW FREEZING.
ROADWAYS ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO
SEE BRIEF SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR SO.