CONDITIONS PRETTY DANGEROUS TODAY, ESPECIALLY ON I-90.
KING 5'S A MEMORY OH IS LIVE IN
SNOQUALMIE PASS.
SNOQUALMIE PASS. IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT DAY FOR
DRIVERS, HASN'T IT, AMY?
>> Reporter: THEY'VE HAD
CLOSURES AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
RIGHT NOW THE PAST REMAINS
OPEN.
OPEN.
OPEN. IT
OPEN. IT JUST REOPENED, BUT THERE IS
A LINEUP OF CARS JUST TRYING TO
GET ONTO IT.
IT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT DRIVE
AT TIMES.
AT TIMES.
AT TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN RESTRICTIONS IN
TERMS OF HAVING CHAINS NEEDED.
IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME, AND
THEY ARE SAYING THAT COULD
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
THE RAIN SLOWLY TURNED TO SNOW
AT THE DRIVE UP I-90 TOOK CAUSE
CLOSER TO SNOQUALMIE PASS, AND
THOSE SERIOUS ABOUT MAKING IT
OVER HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CHAIN
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> I'VE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH
CHAINS BEFORE.
CHAINS BEFORE. I WATCHED A VIDEO ON THE WAY
OVER HERE, SO THIS IS MY FIRST
TIME PUTTING ON CHAINS.
>> Reporter: THE DRIVE WAS BUSY
WITH WASHINGTON STATE STUDENTS
HEADING BACK AFTER WINTER
BREAK.
BREAK.
BREAK. CLASSES START MONDAY MORNING
AND WILL PACE HAD TO BE THERE.
>> I'M GOING TO STOP AT
ELLENSBURG, AND IS PROBABLY
GOING TO BE A SLOW DRIVE.
HOPEFULLY I'LL GET OVER IT.
>> Reporter: THERE WERE PLENTY
OF SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS
HEADED UP TO THE SUMMIT, AND
THOSE WHO JUST CAN'T RESIST A
LITTLE FUN IN THE SNOW.
EVEN IF IT SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES
FOREVER TO GET THERE.
>> OH MY GOODNESS!
IT'S SO COLD!
THE WIND, YEAH.
IT TAKE THREE HOURS TO GET HERE.
WOO HOO!
WOO HOO!
WOO HOO! >> Reporter: SNOWPLOWS WORKED
HARD TO KEEP UP WITH ALL OF IT,
BUT BY THE AFTERNOON THE WIND
WAS BLOWING ICE SIDEWAYS AND
COST ANOTHER EASTBOUND CLOSURE
BECAUSE OF SO MANY SPIN OUTS.
SOME DRIVERS SAY IT IS NOT
ALWAYS THE CONDITIONS THAT
CONCERN THEM THE MOST.
SOMETIMES, IT'S THE OTHER
DRIVERS WHO DON'T ADJUST FOR
THE CHANGES.
THE CHANGES. >> THAT'S MY MAIN WORRY, THE
OTHER PEOPLE, REALLY.
THEY COULD SLIDE INTO ME OR
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> I'M AFRAID IT WILL BE ICY,
AND EVERYBODY WILL BE TRYING TO
GO 60.
GO 60.
GO 60. THAT IS WHAT I AM REALLY AFRAID
OF.
OF.
OF. >>
OF. >> Reporter: AND THIS REALLY IS
ONE OF THE SITUATIONS THAT IS
JUST CHANGING BY THE MINUTE.
YOU WANT TO CHECK IS WHAT
CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU LEAVE,
HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BE
PREPARED TO GET OVER THE PAST
THROUGH THE NIGHT, BE VERY
CAREFUL AS YOU HEAD OUT.
IT IS VERY DICEY OUT ON THE
ROADWAYS, BUT FOR THE LATEST ON
THE WEATHER AND WHAT IS COMING
OUR WAY, LET'S GO NOW BACK TO
THE STUDIO. STEPHEN?
>>> CERTAINLY GOING TO BE
INTERESTING NEXT FEW DAYS, AND
THE WEEK AHEAD AS WE TAKE A
LOOK AT THE WEATHER, WANT TO
SHOW YOU THE PATH IS RIGHT.
SNOQUALMIE AND STEVENS PASS,
YOU CAN SEE ALL THESE CARS.
THESE FOLKS ARE COMING FROM THE
SKI AREA TRY TO GO BACK DOWN
THE MOUNTAIN.
THE MOUNTAIN. IT'S A PRETTY TOUGH DRIVE FOR A
LOT OF PEOPLE.
TAKING A LOOK AT THE MOUNTAINS
TOMORROW, 10 TO 16 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW JUST IN THE SNOQUALMIE
PASS.
PASS.
PASS. STEVENS PASS AREA, WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. IN
THAT. IN THE OLYMPICS IN SOME SPOTS,
HURRICANE RIDGE COULD SEE MORE
INTO TOMORROW.
INTO TOMORROW.
SNOW
SNOW LEVEL AT 1,500 FEET TOMORROW UNTIL LATER IN THE
DAY, WHEN WE GET OUR SNOW LEVEL
DOWN TO SEA LEVEL.
I WILL HAVE DETAILS ON THAT IN
A FEW MINUTES.
IN SEATTLE, 44 DEGREES.
WE'VE GOT SOME SHOW IS NOT IN
SEATTLE, BUT SOME OF THE
OUTLYING AREAS RIGHT NOW, AND
IT'S KIND OF THE CALM BEFORE WE
GET THESE COOL TEMPERATURES
THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING IN.
YOU CAN SEE THROUGHOUT THE
REGION, 41 IN BREMERTON, 45 IN
HOQUIAM, BUT IT'S GOING TO GET
COLD.
COLD.
COLD. IN
COLD. IN SEATTLE, THOSE SHOWERS GOING
TO COME BACK LATE TONIGHT, HOPE
AND I, THEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TOMORROW, AND THAT WE ARE GOING
TO START TO SEE THE RAIN MIXED
WITH SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY TOMORROW EVENING.
OF COURSE, THE PASSES ARE
TREACHEROUS TONIGHT, AND BE
CAREFUL WITH THAT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE KING 5
APP ON YOUR PHONE THEY GIVE YOU
THE LATEST CONDITIONS.
>> DEFINITELY HELPFUL TOOL TO
HAVE THAT ON YOU.
>>> IT'S NOT JUST THE MOUNTAIN
PASSES WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE
ON.
ON.
ON. BY
ON. BY THE END OF THIS WEEKEND LIKE
STEPHEN WAS JUST SAYING AND
INTO NEXT WEEK, WE COULD BE
DEALING WITH LOW LAND SNOW, SO
SEVERAL CITIES DO LEADING UP
AND SEVERE WEATHER SHELTERS
TOMORROW NIGHT.
TOMORROW NIGHT. FAMILIES CAN GET HELP BY
CALLING THE KING COUNTY
EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER INTAKE
LINE.
LINE.
LINE. THE
LINE. THE NUMBER IS THE ONE YOU SEE
RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. NOT
THE
THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT TELLS US THAT FIVE
SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW
NIGHT AS WELL, AND TO FIND A
SHELTER IN PIERCE COUNTY, YOU
CAN CALL THE NUMBER 211.
>>> SNOHOMISH COUNTY CREWS ARE
READY TO HIT THE ROAD AND TO
CLEAR IT WHEN THE SNOW HITS THE
GROUND, SO IN ARLINGTON IT'S
ROAD MAIDEN SHOP IS ALL STOCKED
UP WITH MORE THAN 500 TONS OF
SALT IN 6,000 TONS OF SAND.
THE COUNTY SAYS IT'S GOT EVEN
MORE SALT AND SAND STOCKED UP ,
AND THAT IS IN ITS SHOP IN
CATHCART.
CATHCART.
CATHCART. >>> WITH CLASSES SET TO START
IN WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
ON MONDAY, THE SCHOOL IS RIGHT
NOW WARNING ITS STUDENTS DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL THE VERY LAST MINUTE
TO HEAD BACK TO CAMPUS,