Seattle weather

• A Pacific storm blanketed Seattle in more than 4 inches of snow on Wednesday, forcing school closures and airline flight cancellations and snarling traffic throughout a city more accustomed to rain than severe winter weather.
(msnbc.com)
• Because of the inclement weather, Seattle Public Schools has canceled all classes for Thursday. Also canceled: All before- and after-school activities, including games, practices, events, plays and meetings, the district says in a news release.
(Seattle Times)
• SEATTLE -- Alaska Airlines says that in response to snow forecasts, it has decided to cancel 38 flights into and out of Seattle and Portland, Ore., beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday.
(Huffington Post)
• When Jim Cantore shows up in your area, you know you have a significant weather event going on. The seasoned meteorologist is currently reporting from Queen Anne Hill, just northwest of downtown Seattle.
(Examiner)
• Seattle, Washington is getting bombarded with a snow storm. Anywhere from 10 to 20 inches is expected to fall in some areas of the state. This will put most of the state out of commission and will definitely test their snow plows.
(Examiner)
• SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle, a city more accustomed to rain than snow, prepared for a potentially major snowstorm to hit Wednesday as the citys mayor urged residents to stay off roads and school officials prepared for the worst.
(9News)
• SEATTLE (AP) - As snow started falling on Seattle Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event.
(9News)
• SEATTLE, Wash. (CNN) - Seattle could see one of its largest snowfalls since the 1940s as twin winter storms move over the Pacific Northwest, according to the National Weather Service.
(Today's THV)
• Reached Wednesday at home in West Seattle, the former mayor sighed and declined to holding Cabinet meetings and listening in on the National Weather Services forecast.
(Seattle Times)