Friday ice storm could bring chaos to South Sound. Utilities are gearing up to respond

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Dec. 22—An ice storm headed for western Washington Thursday evening was expected to create travel headaches for holiday travelers along with a host of other problems.

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The National Weather Service's Seattle office issued a winter storm warning for the area starting at 4 p.m. Thursday until 7 p.m. Friday.

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An ice storm begins as snow at the higher levels of a weather system. As the snow falls it passes through a layer of warm air and becomes rain. When the rain nears the ground it comes into contact with a layer of cold air.

The result, said National Weather Service meteorologist Dev McMillian, is rain that turns to ice when it hits just about any surface: asphalt, roofs, trees, sidewalks, train tracks, power lines, cars and airplanes.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/friday-ice-storm-could-bring-chaos-to-south-sound-utilities-are-gearing-up-to-respond/ar-AA15AmCp

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. I'm thinking of all the hills in Seattle

There's gonna be so many dented cars.