Winter Storm Maya Blankets Seattle With Snow; Will Spread Snow and Ice to Northern Great Lakes, Northeast
Feb 6 2017 09:00 AM EST
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Maya: Heavy Snow and Ice Incoming
Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari looks at the forecast for Winter Storm Maya.
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Story HighlightsMaya is dumping snow in Seattle and feet of snow in the northern Rockies.
Snow will spread into the northern Plains and northern Great Lakes.
Maya will spread a mess of snow and ice into parts of the Northeast, as well.
Winter Stom Maya has already dumped snow in the Seattle metro, is becoming a crippling snowstorm in parts of the far northern Rockies, and will eventually spread snow and some ice to parts of the northern tier of states and interior Northeast.
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Rain changed to snow in the Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, Washington corridor Sunday afternoon and continued into Monday.
SeaTac airport had picked up 5 inches of snow as of 5 a.m. PST Monday morning, but parts of the metro, especially in the hills, had measured 6 to 12 inches. The storm had reportedly knocked out power to more than 66,000 Puget Sound Energy customers as of early Monday, according to KIRO 7 in Seattle.
Happening NowSnow continues in western Washington, as well as the Olympics, Cascades and coastal ranges of Washington and Oregon.
Heavy snow continues to pound the Rockies from the chimney of Idaho and northwest Montana to Idaho, western Wyoming and Colorado, and California's Sierra.
Current Conditions and Radar
In northwest Montana, 3 feet of snow had already fallen as of Sunday evening, with snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour continuing. A blizzard warning was issued for Glacier National Park by the National Weather Service through Monday morning.
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The video above was taken from St. Mary, Montana, just east of Glacier National Park, on the evening of February 5.
Winter storm warnings continue for the Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia metros, as well as other parts of Washington, Idaho, northwest Montana, Wyoming's higher elevations, Utah's Wasatch, the high country of northern Colorado, and the Sierra of California. Winter weather advisories remain in effect for Oregon's northern Willamette Valley, including Portland.
Winter Alerts
Day-by-day specifics of the forecast are below, followed by expected additional snow amounts.
Monday- Rain and snow will persist from the West Coast to the Great Basin, northern and central Rockies.
- Accumulating snow will persist in the lowlands of western Washington, including Seattle-Tacoma.
- Heavy snow will continue to impact California's Sierra Nevada, the Cascades, and most of the Rockies, particularly the chimney of Idaho and northwest Montana.
- Some snow will develop in the northern Plains late in the day.
- Snow expands Monday night from the northern Plains to the northern Great Lakes, and possibly into the interior Northeast by early Tuesday morning.
- Sleet or freezing rain is possible on the southern periphery of the snow Monday night, which may lead to some ice accumulations from the Upper Midwest to the interior Northeast.
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Monday's Forecast
Tuesday- Areas along the Canadian border from the upper Midwest and northern Great Lakes into New England may see accumulating snowfall.
- The best chance for accumulations, at this time, appears to be from eastern North Dakota to parts of northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, northern Michigan, upstate New York and portions of New England.
- Increasing winds in the northern Plains, upper Midwest and western Great Lakes may lead to poor visibility and dangerous travel.
- Sleet and freezing rain remain possible on the southern periphery of the snow, which may lead to some ice accumulations.
- Warmer air pushes in from the south later Tuesday, changing southern New England to rain.
- Sleet and freezing rain remain possible Tuesday night from upstate New York into Vermont and New Hampshire, and parts of Maine.
- Snow will also continue in portions of the northern Great Lakes into Tuesday night.
Tuesday's Forecast
Wednesday- Any snow in northern New England likely changes over to sleet or freezing rain.
- Precipitation from Winter Storm Maya should end by afternoon in the Northeast.
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Wednesday's Forecast
How Much Snow and Ice?West- Seattle could see another few inches of snow, heaviest in the hills and Cascade foothills through Monday. In the Portland area, slightly higher terrain locations will see the most significant snowfall, including coastal ranges to Portland's west. Some accumulations are possible to the valley floor in the Portland area.
- Another 6 to 12 inches, locally more, of snow is possible in the Cascades, northern and central Rockies.
- Snow levels will be as low as 6,000 feet in the Sierra, with another 1 foot-plus of snow likely. Higher-terrain areas will see 2 to 4 feet of snow. Expect hazardous mountain travel near Sierra pass levels through Tuesday morning.
Rain/Snow Forecast
Northern Plains, Midwest, Northeast- The best chance of 6 inches of snow in the Midwest will be in far northern North Dakota, far northern Minnesota and Upper Michigan.
- In the Northeast, parts of far upstate New York and northern New England have the best shot at seeing at least 6 inches of snow before changing to a wintry mix or rain.
- Parts of the interior Northeast, from upstate New York to western Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire, could also see enough ice accumulation to cause slick travel, broken tree limbs, and some sporadic power outages, before the precipitation changes to rain.
Snowfall Forecast
More Storm ReportsOfficially, only a trace of snow was measured at the National Weather Service office in Portland, Oregon.
However, parts of Oregon's coastal range picked up a foot of snow, and the Oregon coast picked up a rare significant snowfall.
Here are the latest peak and notable snow totals from Winter Storm Maya, by state.
Washington
- Reardan: 12 inches
- Puyallup: 8.1 inches
- Kelso: 6 inches
- Spokane: 3.1 inches (Feb. 5)
- Seattle-Tacoma Int'l Airport: 2 inches
Oregon
- Sunset Summit (coastal range): 12 inches
- Astoria: 4 inches
- Portland (NWS office): Trace
Idaho
- Near Naples: 12.5 inches
- Bonners Ferry: 9.5 inches
Montana
- Babb: 36 inches estimated
- E. Glacier Park: 34.5 inches
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