Snowstorm Hits Washington State

Tacoma, Washington, January 18, 2012
Snow blankets cars and homes in Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 18, 2012. A widespread snowstorm walloped western Washington on Wednesday with the heaviest blow missing Seattle and hitting the Olympia area, causing accidents, closing schools and canceling flights at Sea-Tac Airport.

• 16 inches of snow and counting in some parts of Pacific Northwest