More Snow Expected Sunday Before Transition Back To Rain

WASHINGTON — As predicted, the weekend's winter storm dropped significant snowfall over the Puget Sound region Saturday, and it hasn't finished just yet.

Forecasters are expecting another weather system to move into Western Washington Sunday, but before it does the current system will finish dumping a few more inches of snow. Most of Snohomish, King, Pierce, and Kitsap counties are expected to see between one and two more inches of snow throughout the day. And in the passes, the system could leave another 8 inches to a foot of snow.

The National Weather Service says they're not sure exactly when, but a new weather system will begin pushing into the area sometime late Sunday, moving north across the sound overnight and into early Monday, and bringing warm air with it.

Over the day Monday, the snow will become rainfall. During the transition from snow to rain, there's likely to be a period of heavy wet snow or sleet. That could cause urban flooding or even power outages and while it's not as bad as freezing rain for the roads, it's no picnic either.

Speaking of roads, the Washington State Department of Transportation continues to warn drivers to take it slow during this wintry weather weekend. In King County alone, Washington State Patrol troopers logged more than a dozen serious crashes Saturday.

The National Weather Service says they expect the snow to have fully transitioned to rain by Monday afternoon.

While the snowy weather isn't sticking around as long as the last "snowmaggedon," it did drop off a surprising amount of snow. As of 6 p.m. Saturday, Bellevue and Seattle have seen up to 11 inches of snow. In the North Sound, the NWS has also logged reports showing 7 inches of snow in Kirkland, up to 8 in Edmonds.

Even down south, where snowfall predictions were more modest, Tacoma has seen up to 8 inches and there have been reports ranging from 6 inches in Puyallup to 10 in Gig Harbor.