FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   McKibbin Karen 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/16/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORDSTROM INC [JWN] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SEATTLE, WA 98101 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 15,589 (1) D   Common Stock 479 I Shares held by husband Common Stock 1,958.812 I By 401(k) Plan, per statement dated 2/16/17.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	40	$ (3)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	02/28/2018	Common Stock	887	$ 35.51	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	02/27/2019	Common Stock	1,096	$ 12.58	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	02/26/2020	Common Stock	973	$ 34.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (7)	02/25/2021	Common Stock	5,361	$ 42.48	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	02/22/2022	Common Stock	7,257	$ 49.15	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (9)	03/04/2023	Common Stock	16,732	$ 50.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (10)	03/03/2026	Common Stock	12,215	$ 57.16	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (11)	02/24/2025	Common Stock	9,434	$ 75.23	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (12)	02/28/2026	Common Stock	12,028	$ 51.32	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	06/10/2019	06/07/2026	Common Stock	8,228	$ 40.5	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McKibbin Karen C/O NORDSTROM, INC. 1617 SIXTH AVENUE SEATTLE, WA 98101	Â	Â	  Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Paula McGee, Attorney-in-Fact for Karen McKibbin		02/27/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes Restricted Stock Award of 770 RSUs granted on 3/3/2014 vesting over a 4-year period commencing on 3/3/2015; 927 RSUs granted on 2/24/2015 vesting over a 4-year period commencing 2/24/2016; 1,870 RSUs granted on 2/29/16 vesting over a 4-year period commencing 3/10/17; 8,461 RSUs granted on 6/7/2016 vesting 50% on June 10, 2018 and 50% on June 10, 2019.
(2)	The stock units are convertible into the issuer's common stock and payable upon the occurrence of certain events, including the reporting person's retirement from the issuer.
(3)	Stock unit dividend paid on performance share units that were deferred at the election of the reporting person under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.
(4)	The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/28/2009.
(5)	The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/27/2010.
(6)	The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/26/2011.
(7)	The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/25/2012.
(8)	The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/22/2013.
(9)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 3/4/2014.
(10)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 3/3/2015.
(11)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/24/2016.
(12)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 3/10/2017.

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