Well with Arctic ice and Glaciers growing I've decided to start posting "Global Warming" B.S. in the "Conspiracy Theory" area. 
Anyway here in Washington State we got hit last week with 3 feet of snow in the surrounding mountains and this weekend we're getting hit with another 3 feet. So here's the story the latest "Global Warming" hitting us now.
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Seattle Weather
Rain, Wind And Snow!
King 5 News | Apr 02, 10
The rain continues around the Puget Sound. The wind is also beginning to pick up. The strongest winds will be along the coast and over the northwest interior. These areas will see 20-35mph winds with higher gusts.
As the powerful storm moves inland, expect 15 to 35mph winds over the Puget Sound area (again with higher gusts). The possibility is there for power outages and damage, particularly along the coast and northwest interior. The rain is likely to change to showers by late afternoon as a cold front will push across the area. We also have the possibility of seeing a few wet snowflakes. A few spots over Hood Canal and near Port Townsend have already reported some snow on the ground earlier this morning. Winds should decrease by late in the day.
It will be chilly today with highs only in the 40s this afternoon.
A Winter Storm Warning has been posted for the Cascades and Olympics. As much as 2 feet of snow could fall over the west slopes of the Cascades and Olympics. Expect the mountain passes to see 5 to 10" of snow just today, with more on the way tonight. Travel will be difficult over the passes through the afternoon and tonight.
Scattered showers are possible Saturday with a few sun breaks. Most of Easter Sunday should be dry with rain returning late in the day. Even with a few sun breaks this weekend it will be chilly.
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Storm winds cause power outages in Puget Sound region
King 5 News | Apr 02, 10
SEATTLE -- A strong late-season storm is hitting Western Washington Friday, knocking out power in places and making driving difficult through Cascade passes.
The storm is dumping snow and rain on Western Washington. Eastbound I-90 is closed at Milepost 47 Denny Creek near Snoqualmie summit due to snowy conditions and spun out vehicles on the road. Traction tires are required on the pass and semi trucks are required to chain up.
Viewers in Sequim, Silverdale, Seabeck, Port Ludlow and other areas reported snow falling in their neighborhoods Friday morning. Click here to see Your News Weather photos or submit some of your own.
Power is out for all of San Juan County due to a transmission line down in the Anacortes area. OPALCO, which serves about 12,000 people in 20 islands in the San Juans, have sent crews to restore the damage.
Meanwhile, Puget Sound Energy reported about 2,200 customers in Skagit County were without power due to a circuit outage. There was no estimated time of restoration in both counties.
Seattle City Light reported 2,900 homes and businesses in Lake Forest Park had a brief outage after 35 mph winds with gusts up to 55 mph downed a tree into power lines. The outage was reported around 9:30 a.m.; by 10:45 a.m. crews had service restored.
A High Wind Warning in in effect for the Washington Coast, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Whidbey Island North, and a High Wind Watch for the Puget Sound area for Friday.
"Initially, the strongest winds will be along the coast and from Whidbey Island (especially the west side) north and west into the western parts of the San Juan Islands. Twenty to 35 mph winds are possible with even higher gusts," said KING 5 Meteorologist Jim Guy.
Forecasters expect 40-to-60 mph winds on the coast and northwest and southwest interiors, and 20-to-35 mph in the Puget Sound region with gusts up to 50 mph.
"Certainly the possibility is there for power outages and damage, particularly along the coast and northwest interior," said Guy.
DOT is warning drivers about potential wind-related closures Friday morning on the Hood Canal Bridge and delays for Washington State ferries.
Heavy rain was falling in Western Washington; that is expected to change to showers by late afternoon. Winds should ease by mid to late evening.
"We also have the possibility of seeing a few wet snowflakes. A few spots over Hood Canal and near Port Townsend have already reported some snow on the ground," said Guy.
Meteorologist Dana Felton of the National Weather Service in Seattle says the "extremely uncommon" storm moving in from the Pacific could be the worst for this time of year since an Easter 1997 storm killed four people and knocked out power to about 170,000 homes and businesses.
Felton says by midday holiday travel across the Cascade passes will be difficult, with 1 to 3 feet of snow and possible blizzard conditions. DOT also advise drivers traveling over the mountains to carry chains and be prepared for delays.
Snowfall in the Olympics and the Cascades is expected to be heavy at times, with an accumulation of 8 to 20 inches. The snow level will be near the 1,500-foot level during the day, then drop to the 1,000-foot level Friday night into Saturday morning.
Things should improve Saturday with a few sun breaks, scattered showers and thunderstorms possible.
Easter Sunday still looks wet with lows in the 30s and highs in the lower 50s.




