Winter storm poised to pound Washington mountain passes

The wild weather is forecast to hammer all of Washington’s mountain passes Tuesday night. Anywhere from eight to 16 inches is expected to fall past midnight, making vehicle travel potentially dangerous. 

High winds across region damage trees and power lines
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It's a Weather Alert Day in Seattle right now, and on top of the tornado warnings, earthquakes and storms, we've also got fallen power lines and outages around the city!

Winter storm warning headed to Stevens Pass
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The wild weather forecast is hammering all of Western Washington's mountain passes, and we could see more than a foot of snow falling tonight, which could create some really tricky conditions for drivers.

Showers and possible thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon

It was a windy morning across Western Washington with thousands of power outages across the area.

High winds around Puget Sound, snow in Cascades
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Brian MacMillan says winds will calm down late Tuesday after a stormy morning.

A low pressure system increases weather threats across the region

A low-pressure system, offshore, is allowing for the wind speeds to increase this evening. A wind advisory is already in effect for the foothills until 8am tomorrow morning. Winds will especially be strong through the Cascade gaps as they continue from the East. Once the winds shift out of the South, they will weaken for this area.

Another storm is forecast to crash into the Pacific Northwest this week
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After the crazy, cold wet weekend, you'll want to enjoy the relatively dry and calm weather while you can. FOX 13 Chief Meteorologist Lisa Villegas is tracking an even bigger storm than what we saw over the weekend, and in around 24 hours it's going to be right on top of us!

A nice Monday ahead, but rain returns tonight

The Puget Sound area gets a break from the rain to start the work week, but wet weather is knocking on the door.

How a dog bite led to the only death during the infamous Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse

It was 81 years ago Sunday that a windstorm would first turn the months-old Tacoma Narrows Bridge into an extreme version of "Galloping Gertie," then lead to its spectacular demise as the bridge collapsed into Puget Sound below.

Mix of sun and clouds, dry all day
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After running pretty cool Sunday we'll see a slight bump in temperatures Monday before cooling back down below average again.

Rain turns to showers for the lowlands with more mountain snow before drying out briefly.

After running pretty cool Sunday we'll see a slight bump in temperatures Monday before cooling back down below average again.  Our normal high for this time of year is 54 and will drop to 53 by Wednesday.  And by the end of November highs will only top out in the upper 40s!  SeaTac only hit 47 Sunday. 

Snow on the passes!
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Mace Michaels has a packed forecast for you?we're talking glimpses of sunshine, stretches of dry weather and even a dusting of snow on the mountain passes!