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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now. Tuesday nights,

bomb cyclone brought down trees, power lines, and stopped traffic. It also brought a heck of a lot of snow to the mountains,

much to the glee of local skiers. We'll hear from an avalanche expert about what to know before

you head to the hills. But first, let's get you caught up. Hope your power is back on after

Tuesday's big windstorm.

Another low-pressure system is headed our way.

It'll hit the Washington Coast Friday morning, but it's not expected to be as strong as the storm we just had.

The National Weather Service says we'll see another round of gusty wind along the coast and north interior.

The Cascades will get another dump of snow as well.

As we've been reporting, the Seattle City Council is wrangling over the budget. Well, today is the big vote. Budget Chair Dan Strauss says the two-year proposal includes the biggest investment in affordable

housing in city history, more than $340 million next year.

It increases funding for rental assistance and food banks.

It also restores full funding to the Seattle Channel for original programs like ArtZone.

You can watch the action live at 2 p.m. We'll drop a link in the show notes.

And Washington Senator Maria Cantwell's office says the state will get more than $9.5 million

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