A rare snowstorm hit the Seattle area Sunday night and into Monday morning. As temperatures fell and a brisk wind made it feel even colder outside, the internet did its job by warming us with images and videos from across the region.
As cars slipped and crunched on roadways throughout Western Washington, the driest drive in town was clearly Seattle’s new SR 99 tunnel, which officially opened to traffic in time for Monday morning’s commute.
But it wasn’t much of a commute, as plenty of people wisely opted to stay off roads and work from home if they were able to.
https://twitter.com/wsdot/status/1092368136194551811
https://twitter.com/komonews/status/1092481538522894337
Queen Anne is a notoriously difficult neighborhood to navigate when snow does fall in Seattle. Seattle’s Lime Bikes would be tough to ride on a day like Monday, but someone found a use for them:
https://twitter.com/CPLHouse/status/1092479011437965312
https://twitter.com/ScottSKOMO/status/1092502124745740288
https://twitter.com/chaseburnsy/status/1092503724826681344
And Queen Anne Avenue North always attracts daredevils on sleds, but we’re not sure if this looks fun or dumb or a mix of both, but it’s one way to get around:
https://twitter.com/ChrisDaniels5/status/1092493902840360961
This video shared by the Washington State Department of Transportation was decidedly more scary:
https://twitter.com/wsdot_traffic/status/1092462479416877056
Nothing quite says “New Seattle” like a sports car ditched on a snowy street, blocking the way of a Rolls Royce:
https://twitter.com/BrianFloresTV/status/1092487012383260672
Even the Stormtroopers got stuck — at least it appears that way in this clever bit of Photoshop:
https://twitter.com/CDWGWAGov/status/1092285103080800256
Empty streets and a dusting of snow can make for a pretty picture. There were plenty on Instagram under the hashtag #seattlesnow:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BteLHA0nuno/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Btc2KNYnRSO/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BteHAJQnJ7f/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BteGIRtH94G/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Btd_DCNnqkR/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Btd5S2yht4z/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Btd7d7ZF65z/
Football and the Super Bowl are in the rear view mirror. Seattle’s soon-to-be NHL team tweeted about the weather, which does make the city look like a real hockey town:
https://twitter.com/NHLSeattle_/status/1092478057443512320
But the Mariners were already thinking about warmer temperatures and baseball.
https://twitter.com/Mariners/status/1092482097124528129