Feb 7, 2019, 7:49 pm
Last edit by: missamo80
Current travel advisories
Travel to/from: SEA or PDX
Tickets purchased on/before: February 12, 2019
Original travel dates: February 8 - 12, 2019
New travel dates: February 11, 2019 - February 18, 2019
(Wiki last updated 2019-02-11 9:00pm PST)
Travel to/from: SEA or PDX
Tickets purchased on/before: February 12, 2019
Original travel dates: February 8 - 12, 2019
New travel dates: February 11, 2019 - February 18, 2019
(Wiki last updated 2019-02-11 9:00pm PST)
SeaTac in the snow - 2019 edition
Feb 10, 2019, 7:30 pm
#107
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Seattle
Programs: Alaska airlines 100k
Posts: 923
@Xrayman: Your return is not in the affected dates? Might be worth a plea to the CSR gods....
Feb 11, 2019, 2:40 pm
#109
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: DL Diamond 1.7MM, Starlux Insighter, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,944
Fortunately, it seems like today/tomorrow's snow - which was predicted to be the worst - may fizzle into rain instead after just a couple of inches. If so, and if it melts the snow instead of freezing everything into an ice skating rink, that's an ideal situation for travel - should be the end of the snow related nonsense for a while.
There's still some uncertainty in the forecast, though... it's going to hinge on a few degrees +/- in each direction.
Delta updated their weather waiver to include the 12th a few minutes ago. AS still stops today, and I'm not sure if AS will follow suit - they may wait to see what the storm is shaping up as before extending their own waiver...
There's still some uncertainty in the forecast, though... it's going to hinge on a few degrees +/- in each direction.
Delta updated their weather waiver to include the 12th a few minutes ago. AS still stops today, and I'm not sure if AS will follow suit - they may wait to see what the storm is shaping up as before extending their own waiver...
Feb 11, 2019, 2:47 pm
#110
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
Posts: 8,956
Fortunately, it seems like today/tomorrow's snow - which was predicted to be the worst - may fizzle into rain instead after just a couple of inches. If so, and if it melts the snow instead of freezing everything into an ice skating rink, that's an ideal situation for travel - should be the end of the snow related nonsense for a while.
There's still some uncertainty in the forecast, though... it's going to hinge on a few degrees +/- in each direction.
Delta updated their weather waiver to include the 12th a few minutes ago. AS still stops today, and I'm not sure if AS will follow suit - they may wait to see what the storm is shaping up as before extending their own waiver...
There's still some uncertainty in the forecast, though... it's going to hinge on a few degrees +/- in each direction.
Delta updated their weather waiver to include the 12th a few minutes ago. AS still stops today, and I'm not sure if AS will follow suit - they may wait to see what the storm is shaping up as before extending their own waiver...
Feb 11, 2019, 3:18 pm
#112
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFOSJCOAK
Programs: AA-EXP & 1MM+, AS, MR-LTT, HH Gold
Posts: 7,576
Just curious, is this normal weather for SEA/PDX region at this time of the year?
In the Bay Area, three days ago we had the local hills/mountains covered with the white stuff!
In the Bay Area, three days ago we had the local hills/mountains covered with the white stuff!
Feb 11, 2019, 3:21 pm
#113
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA/ORD/ADB
Programs: TK ELPL (*G), AS 100K (OWE), BA Gold (OWE), Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 7,763
Feb 11, 2019, 3:25 pm
#114
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
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This was one of the biggest weather forecasting fails I've seen in a long time...just a few days ago there were huge lines at groceries stores with people (like me) stocking up due to the dramatic forecast predictions from last week.
Feb 11, 2019, 3:28 pm
#115
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
Posts: 8,956
This is highly unusual. Usually if we have a snow storm the temps warm up soon after and only the snow only sticks around for a day or two. This barage of storms coming one right after another is the first time I remember something like this is my 30 years living here. We have had bigger one day snowfalls....but the lingering cold and compiling of snow is different. Usually in February ( rainy and cool) I get out several times during the month with warm- enough temperatures to go out and garden.
Feb 11, 2019, 3:39 pm
#116
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
Posts: 8,956
I use an app called dark sky and they have been spot on. In fact I would even give credit to our local TV weather men ( and women) who have had the Seattle storms pretty well foretasted this past week.
Feb 11, 2019, 4:04 pm
#117
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,637
Here in PDX, we do sometimes get a little snow in February, but it's pretty much not gonna happen after this month. The 14"+ of snow that was predicted (snowmaggedon) for this week here in PDX never materialized....let's just say that there are a lot of students (and teachers) who were pretty sure they would be enjoying a snow day today that never happened...not even a 2 hour delay This was one of the biggest weather forecasting fails I've seen in a long time...just a few days ago there were huge lines at groceries stores with people (like me) stocking up due to the dramatic forecast predictions from last week.
This was one of the biggest weather forecasting fails I've seen in a long time...just a few days ago there were huge lines at groceries stores with people (like me) stocking up due to the dramatic forecast predictions from last week.
Feb 11, 2019, 4:08 pm
#118
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Feb 11, 2019, 6:43 pm
#120
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Seattle
Programs: Alaska airlines 100k
Posts: 923
@Xrayman: Ah, the original return trip has to be between 2/8-2/11 to qualify (return leg). That said, a nicely reasoned call might work with Alaska.
Extra day to just binge Netflix by getting in a day early as opposed to stress of back and forth on laptop in airport.
Just wish AS would have allowed me to move my flight up a day earlier as I had asked on Saturday night.
