The iron sign at White Center Heights Park was cold enough to help the snow that fell, stick to it.
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The first snowfall of the season was really just a dusting over West Seattle and White Center and people got out to get groceries, check their cars for anti-freeze and the right tire pressure, and for many, just enjoy the greeting card visuals the light snowfall created.
The National Weather Service did issue a Winter Weather Advisory just before noon.
...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
1157 AM PST SUN NOV 21 2010
...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW SHOWERS. WINDY WEATHER WILL ALSO
DEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* AFFECTED LOCATIONS...INCLUDE THE GREATER SEATTLE TACOMA EVERETT
METRO AREA.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LOCALIZED TODAY...BUT
1 OR 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF SEATTLE.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. 1 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST FOR MONDAY. STAY TUNED TO UPDATED
FORECASTS AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM FOR MONDAY DEVELOPS.
* WIND...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS
EVENING...THEN DIMINISH AGAIN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER
MONDAY AFTERNOON SHOULD SEE THE NORTH WIND RISING TO 20 TO 30
MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS
MONDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CARRY WARM CLOTHES
IF DRIVING IN CASE OF TRAVEL DELAYS.
