50 to 60 car pile up on I-90 Westbound to Seattle

[rustydog]

Check it out. Westbound traffic will be closed until 10pm Pacific Standard Time.

[Fenris]

1. Yikes!

[MissB]

2. Seattle has really been hit this winter.

Unlike Portland, which has only had a bit of bad weather. Seriously, the residents of Seattle would be far better off moving to Anchorage this winter.

[rustydog]

3. We moved here in 2005 from Central Washington

In Yakima, this is nuthin' but man, we've been hit this year. In Snohomish, we have 3 inches which is deep for this side of the mountains.

[lostnotforgotten]

11. Syracuse NY - 115.6 Inches Per Year Average

eom

[hedgehog]

18. I'm from Fulton. we go to Syracuse to get out of the snow!

Seriously - there are two problems here

1. That snow looks like the wet greasy stuff that falls when it's about 30-32deg. It falls too fast for the plows to keep up and it's like
so much cold cream spread on the road.

2.When you get snow like that, the only way to drive is to pretend you have no brakes. Slow down and keep your distance from other vehicles. If you have to touch the brake, you're driving too fast and/or too close!

[MissB]

13. I grew up near you

Well, in Snohomish County anyway. Little "town" of Lakewood. I remember one year from my childhood (probably mid to late 70s) when nearly all of the seven lakes froze solid - enough to ice skate on. I think Lake Goodwin was the only one that didn't freeze completely.

[Rainscents]

4. Where I live, it's been snowing since 2:30pm and at time, it's

coming down pretty thick.

[rustydog]

6. A friend of mine who lives in marysville 10 miles up the road

says they have 6" of snow and it just stopped coming down.

[Missy Vixen]

16. It's been snowing most of the day in Duvall, too

We have several inches now, and I'm waiting on DH to get home...

Julie

[flamingyouth]

5. Geez.

This winter can't end fast enough. I hope people are okay up there. :(

[rustydog]

7. Hey, I'm from Yakima, I can drive in anything! Hopefully no one gets hurt.

In 2004 I drove this route for every Seahawks game. I never saw anything like this. it is a mess.

[133724]

19. Seattle snow is not yakima Snow...

In Seattle the snow turns to ICE on the roads...

e.g. 3 inches of snow in seattle is equal to 1 Inch of of ice on the road...

no traction, all ice.

I'll see you slip sliding away.....

[longship]

8. Woops!

Somebody messed up. That's horrific.

[Bruce McAuley]

9. Only one serious injury, the cable news says.

Supposedly around 50 cars/trucks/boats/trailers on the overpass area just west of the pass heading westbound. State patrol estimates many hours left to clear out the wrecks. It's a nasty spot that always gets slippery and westbound traffic is closed.
Dramatic as hell, but no deaths I don't think. Views from the local news helicopter were really something, more wrecked cars in one spot than I've ever seen around here in 60 years.

Bruce

[MADem]

17. A miracle, that... NT

[SeattleGirl]

10. My SIL is supposed to be driving from Idaho to Seattle on Friday.

I'm kind of hoping she decides to stay home. She can drive just fine in the snow, but lots of people can't.

[Initech]

12. Holy shit!

:wow:

Guess I can no longer complain about how bad the car accidents in California are, can I?

[sakabatou]

15. Guess not...

O_O

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. I-90 is fine here.

But then, I'm in Boston.

[133724]

20. give it about a week....

then you will understand......