Seattle hears snow forecast, descends on grocery stores like the apocalypse is coming

The weatherman said that, worst-case scenario, 14 inches of snow might blanket Seattle over the weekend.

Hearing this, Seattle made like Supermarket Sweep and bought, literally, all the things. This was the QFC in Redmond on Thursday evening:



At the Trader Joe’s in the University District a few hours earlier, lines stretched to the back of the store. Produce was still doing fine around 5 p.m., we heard, but sweet yums were out. We see you, college students. At the Fred Meyer in Greenwood, shoppers vying to get into the parking lot caused a small traffic jam around 7 p.m.

At the Safeway in the University District, salt was completely sold out. “And it’s not just the rock salt,” said Steve Bailey, who was stocking shelves. “What was weird is that every single table salt was bought in one day.” Soup has also been in high demand, he said.

Swung by the U District Safeway.



Employee tells me they completely sold out of salt yesterday. Every shaker in the building.



The other hot item: soups. #SeattleSnow pic.twitter.com/5GBJdSkwCY — Casey Martin (@caseyworks) February 8, 2019