Heavy Snow in Northern Casade Foothills, Washington

At 11 pm, snow was falling at about an inch an hour. By noon on the 16th, there was 5 to 12 inches of snow on the ground around Puget Sound. 8 to 10 inches was the average snowfall in the area. The snowfall closed nearly 300 schools, was a factor in about 100 accidents and led to nearly 25,000 customers without power. About 2 dozen flights at seatac airport were cancelled or delayed. One homeowner had a tree limb fall through their roof.