An ice storm closed runways at Seattle's main airport on Thursday and cut power to more than 180,000 people across the Puget Sound region.
Alaska Air Group Inc., the largest carrier at Seattle- Tacoma International Airport, planned to cancel as much as 70 percent of their schedule, President Brad Tilden said in a television interview.
Freezing rain on top of near-record snowfall yes led to ice accumulations that made travel dangerous.
Things are somewhat back to normal in Seattle today. It's raining.