Snow fell across parts of Western Washington overnight into Thursday morning, trapping drivers, delaying schools and causing power outages for thousands of customers.
Parts of Kitsap County and areas south and west of Puget Sound saw the heaviest snow, but Mother Nature also dropped snowflakes in Seattle, coating yards and even some roads.
Dozens of school districts were either delayed or closed .
Several inches of heavy snow fell overnight, which proved to be treacherous for some drivers, especially in one area.
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About 50 cars were stuck in a ditch because of the conditions in the southbound lanes, just south of Olympia at the Highway 101 interchange.
At that time, drivers were only able to use two lanes.
The area has since reopened, but a few drivers continued to spin out on I-5 in Olympia during morning traffic.
Across Western Washington, about 49,000 customers were without power Thursday morning, with the majority in Kitsap, Pierce and Thurston counties. That number has since improved, but thousands are still in the dark. Get the latest outage numbers at this link .