Icy I-90 closed from Ellensburg to North Bend. More snow coming
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Interstate 90 both east and west of Snoqualmie Pass was closed Wednesday afternoon after multiple spinouts and crashes.
The roadway was covered with a slippery combination of snow, ice and slush, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Eastbound I-90 was reported closed a little before 1:30 and then westbound lanes were also closed shortly after that.
The closures extended along I-90 for about 70 miles from near North Bend to near Ellensburg. No time to reopen was estimated.
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Before the closure, the Washington State Patrol was on the interstate, checking trucks for chains.
Before 4 p.m. the interstate was marked as reopened on the state’s travel condition map, but with stop-and-go traffic from near Cle Elum to the pass. However, the state’s I-90 pass report continued to list westbound lanes as closed until about 5 p.m.
Snoqualmie Pass is under a National Weather Service winter storm warning until earl morning Friday.
The forecast called for 3 to 7 inches of new snow Wednesday and 7 to 11 inches Thursday, with another 10 to 16 inches possible that night.
Heavy snow was expected to continue through Friday night with 9 to 13 inches of snow possible Friday and then 5 to 9 inches Friday night.
The weekend also is expected to be snowy, with precipitation turning to rain Sunday night or Monday.
This story was originally published March 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM with the headline "Icy I-90 closed from Ellensburg to North Bend. More snow coming."