Snow is pretty miserable here in Bellevue (east of Seattle). The cities don't have enough snow removal gear and people are generally ill prepared. The worst thing? It's Canada's fault. blech...

from the weather channel site -> http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/98007?phenomena=WS&significance=W&areaid=WAZ505&office=KSEW&etn=0006

... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR MOST NORTHERN ZONES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON AS WELL AS THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS...

... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN ZONES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON...

.A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON FROM CANADA LATE TONIGHT... AND WITH A VERY COLD AIR MASS STILL OVER THE REGION... SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN WASHINGTON. A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SOME AREAS WILL GET HEAVY SNOW... FOUR INCHES OR MORE... AND A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THEM. SOME AREAS MAY NOT GET HEAVY SNOW... THEY MAY GET UP TO THREE INCHES... BUT THE DETAILS REMAIN UNCERTAIN. THE WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT CERTAIN.