Quick facts:
● Snow fell throughout Western Washington on Friday night and Saturday morning.
● Some areas received several inches.
● Updates on the KIRO 7 Weather App.
Snow fell in several Western Washington counties early Saturday morning, and the cold was expected to remain throughout the weekend.
Some areas of western Washington were forecast to get 1-3 inches of snow -- and they got it. KIRO 7 viewers sent pictures of snow in several cities Saturday morning including Seattle, Everett, Marysville, Mukilteo, Lake Stevens and Lynnwood.
The snow was expected to finish up by about 11 a.m. with the exception of some flurries across the far south. The sun was expected with breezy conditions and cold for the remainder of Saturday.
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Runners for the Seattle Marathon are expected to face freezing temperatures. Temperatures at race start are forecasted to be in the low to mid 20s.
Public works agencies around Puget Sound also prepared crews and equipment to deal with Saturday’s snowfall. Parts of Whatcom County had snow on Friday.
The Washington Department of Transportation said it had crews on standby and could call in as many as 110 trucks if needed.
"We're expecting a freeze to come in tonight," Dave McCormick, the assistant regional manager for maintenance, said late Friday. "Our crews are all piled up; we're getting ready for a snow event or a freeze event."
The Seattle Department of Transportation also has crews and equipment on standby. King County officials said they had six workers assigned to an overnight shift to patrol roads for potential snow and ice hazards. The county's snow plan lays out the following order of priorities for snow and ice removal:
● Heavily traveled roads and routes used by Metro Transit buses
● Major roads such as key arterials and main thoroughfares connecting densely populated areas
● Smaller roadways that carry traffic from local streets to arterial roadways connecting towns and cities
● Secondary commuter routes that are considered important connecters to the county's larger network of roads
The county also had 12,000 cubic yards of sand, 38,000 gallons of anti-icing material and 50 pieces of snow removal equipment stockpiled at various field offices.
Flood warnings were issued for five rivers Friday in western Washington as heavy rainfall continued. The worst flooding was forecast for the Skykomish River near Gold Bar.
On Saturday, tall, crashing waves along the Des Moines boardwalk at Redondo Beach shut down a road.
Police in Des Moines said they were able to reopen the Redondo boardwalk roadway by 7:00 p.m. on Saturday night.
The boardwalk suffered extensive damage from the waves and high tide.
By Sunday, all flood warnings had been cancelled for Snohomish County.
Information from The Associated Press is included in this report.
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