Snow
Crews hope to open North Cascades Highway on Thursday
SEATTLE -- Washington state road crews using heavy-duty snow blowers and bulldozers are close to reopening three highways through the Cascades that were closed by deep winter snow and avalanche dangers.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Northwest
Lots of snow is good news
Snowpack levels are high, good news for summer water needs
Date: 03/26/2012 | Local News
Most U.S. states are basking in warmth
WASHINGTON -- At least it's a dry heat.The federal government's spring weather forecast offers no respite from warmer weather, but the country should get a break from the spring flooding that's hit the last four years.
Date: 03/15/2012 | Nation & World
1 to 3 inches of snow expected in parts of Snohomish County today
EVERETT -- A cold, wet weather system moving into western Washington could bring 1 to 3 inches of snow to parts of Snohomish County on Monday, according to forecasters.
Date: 03/04/2012 | Local News
Legislature likes tire socks for snow traction
OLYMPIA -- Tire socks are fabric covers that slip over wheels to give drivers better traction in the snow.They originated in Scandinavia and now they may roll on Washington highways.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Northwest
Snow falls, but mostly flakes out
Schools got a scare with Thursday's early morning snowflakes, but there were no closures because of the weather.That's good, because districts already are scrambling to make up for the days already lost this year to snow.
Date: 03/01/2012 | Local News
Snow causes crashes in eastern Wash., north Idaho
SEATTLE -- A winter storm dropped 3 to 8 inches of snow on eastern Washington and northern Idaho on Saturday, closing some highways and causing numerous traffic accidents.
Date: 02/25/2012 | Northwest
Gusty winds and some snow expected this weekend
EVERETT -- Nasty weather is in the forecast with gusty winds likely today and the possibility of some snow Sunday."If anything does fall, it's not going to last," National Weather Service meteorologist Johnny Burg said.Traveling across the mountains could be particularly treacherous.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Local News
Cold weather returns to South as flurries hit Atlanta
ATLANTA -- Cold weather has been making a comeback in the South this weekend, after what's been a very mild winter so far.
Date: 02/12/2012 | Nation & World
Storm slams Nebraska after dumping on Colorado
OMAHA, Neb. -- A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous.
Date: 02/05/2012 | Nation & World
Government issues shovels as Rome struggles with snow
ROME — Romans bewildered by their city's first big snowfall in 26 years used government-issued shovels to clear sidewalks, and kitchen utensils to clear windshields Saturday.
Date: 02/04/2012 | Nation & World
Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado
OMAHA, Neb. — A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Nation & World
Seattle schools ask for waiver to avoid making up snow days
SEATTLE -- Seattle school officials have asked the state for a waiver so they won't have to make up two school days lost to snow in January.
Date: 01/30/2012 | Northwest
Rangers lead snowshoe and ski trips at Mt. Baker and Snoqualmie Pass
EVERETT -- New winter interpretive programs on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest will take visitors cross-country skiing at the Snoqualmie Pass ski area and snowshoeing in the Mt. Baker area.
Date: 01/30/2012 | Local News
Many areas of the U.S. have the winter that wasn't
The temperature in Minneapolis didn't fall to zero degrees this winter until Jan. 12. On Jan. 5, the daytime high in Rapid City, S.D. (a record-setting 71 degrees) was higher than in balmy Miami (69 degrees). And just a couple of days before New Year's, visitors to Park City, Utah, skied on...
Date: 01/28/2012 | Nation & World
Numerous trees near Capitol set to be removed
OLYMPIA -- The recent snow and ice storm in western Washington damaged numerous trees at the Capitol and surrounding areas, including some historic ones that are more than 100 years old.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Northwest
Report storm damage to county
People whose property suffered damage during recent winter storms are being asked to make a report to Snohomish County's Department of Emergency Management.
Date: 01/26/2012 | Local News
PSE wants to give the powerless a refund
Puget Sound Energy wants to send a $50 refund to every customer left without power for five or more days due to the storm.
Date: 01/25/2012 | The Petri Dish
Whose job is it to clear snow off sidewalks?
The snow is nearly all melted, but this question came in from Susie Balasa of Everett, who wonders why sidewalks remained crusted with snow and ice last week. In part, she writes:
Date: 01/24/2012 | Inside Everett
Snow brings out the intrepid
Readers' photos have many stories under the surface (gallery)
Date: 01/22/2012 | Local News
Highway reopens, freeing skiers marooned at resort
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN -- The Washington state Transportation Department says State Highway 410 to Crystal Mountain has reopened.That's good news for about 200 skiers, workers and others who had been marooned at the Crystal Mountain ski area since the highway suddenly closed Wednesday night.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Northwest
Record-tying snowfall in Spokane
SPOKANE -- Spokane tied a record with 6 inches of snow on Thursday, and more is forecast to come.Other records were set Thursday with 6 inches in Ritzville and 5.3 inches in Wenatchee.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Northwest
Thaw is coming but not in time for Friday morning’s commute
Rain and warming temperatures are predicted for Friday, but not in time to prevent another nerve-testing morning commute.Temperatures are expected to hit the 40s, which should begin thawing out Snohomish County and much of western Washington.
Date: 01/19/2012 | Local News
Animals in the snow
A gallery of some of our favorite pictures. Share yours, too.
Date: 01/19/2012 | Fur & Feathers
Car reportedly in Arlington retention pond; rescue crews respond
UPDATE, 11:40 a.m.: This crash appears to be non-injury.ARLINGTON -- Emergency crews were responding to reports of a car that crashed into a retention pond in the Arlington area on Thursday.
Date: 01/19/2012 | Local News
Everett closures on Thursday
City of Everett closes some city services due to weather issuesBus route route 17 no service to Mobile Country Club. All other routes operating. ROAD CONDITIONS: City crews plowed 457 miles plowedand spread 200 yards of sand between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday.
Date: 01/19/2012 | Inside Everett
Everett plows running 24 hours a day
City crews are working round the clock to clear roads, public works director Dave Davis told the City Council Wednesday night.
Date: 01/18/2012 | Inside Everett
One more icy day
Rain is expected to sweep in Friday and wash it all away
Date: 01/18/2012 | Local News
Stories from a snow day
As some people suffer through it, others get out and play
Date: 01/18/2012 | Local News
'Amazing, deep powder' draws crowds of skiers to Stevens Pass
STEVENS PASS -- A heavy snow storm may have kept people from work and school on Wednesday but thousands had no problems heading for the mountains.
Date: 01/18/2012 | Local News
Doing nothing isn't easy, but can be rewarding
Do-nothing. Do nothing.It's a noun: a person without ambition or initiative; idler. That's what my dictionary says.It's a verb: To do nothing is, well, just what it says.It's an adjective: Get off the couch and mend those do-nothing ways, will ya?
Date: 01/18/2012 | Local News
Snow's about to get serious
Up to 10 more inches expected in Snohomish County
Date: 01/17/2012 | Local News
Public meetings around Snohomish County canceled due to snow
Public meetings around the county were canceled because of the weather. Government officials in Snohomish County, Monroe and Arlington among others have decided to reschedule their meetings for Tuesday and Wednesday until next week.
Date: 01/17/2012 | Local News
City of Everett closures
City of Everett closures due to weather:Carl Gipson Senior CenterLegion Memorial Golf CourseWalter E Hall Golf CourseMorning Yoga classKasch Park athletic fieldsForest Park Swim Center (a second determination will be made at 10:30 a.m. for afternoon/evening)
Date: 01/17/2012 | Inside Everett
Heavy snow possible
Forecast calls for up to a foot-and-a-half through Wednesday
Date: 01/16/2012 | Local News
Snowmen and sledding
There is more snow in the forecast through Wednesday
Date: 01/15/2012 | Local News
Snow, cold to stick around
If your neighborhood got a frosting of snow Saturday, you can expect more to come.That's probably the case if you live in Everett, Lynnwood or Edmonds as well as anywhere along the U.S. 2 or Highway 9 corridors.
Date: 01/14/2012 | Local News
Midwest gets first big snowstorm of warm winter
MILWAUKEE — An unusually mild winter finally gave way to the Midwest's first big snowstorm of the season Thursday, blanketing a region unfazed by a white Thanksgiving in a layer of powder and pack that forced all-too-happy snow plow drivers off their couches and into the streets.
Date: 01/13/2012 | Nation & World
Winter's coldest weather so far may bring some snow with it
EVERETT -- What's predicted to be the coldest weather so far this winter could bring snow to the region by Sunday and early next week.Overnight lows likely will fall below freezing beginning Saturday night and stay that way into Tuesday.Snow is a possibility.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Local News
Mountain snow happy news for skiers
SEATTLE -- A fresh coat of snow has blanketed the Cascades, giving skiers a reason to cheer heading into the new year.
Date: 12/31/2011 | Northwest
Church built of snow opens in Bavaria
MITTERFIRMIANSREUT, Germany -- A church built entirely of ice and snow has opened in Bavaria -- a century after villagers first built a snow church in an act of protest.
Date: 12/30/2011 | Nation & World
Winter storms snarl holiday traffic and flights
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Heavy snow from a winter storm blanketed parts of the West on Friday, stranding motorists throughout New Mexico and delaying holiday travelers trying to fly in and out of Albuquerque and Denver.
Date: 12/24/2011 | Nation & World
Snowstorm halts travel in New Mexico, moves east
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A powerful storm dumped heavy snow across sections of the Southwest and Great Plains Monday, stranding motorists in New Mexico in whiteout conditions and wreaking havoc on holiday travel just two days before the start of winter.
Date: 12/19/2011 | Nation & World
Use of de-icer on roads defended
Paul Tounsend of Snohomish writes: The state puts de-icer on the roads through the passes in the winter. This liquid is very corrosive; it will rust out a truck in two to three years -- the brakes, exhaust system, drive lines, etc. It would be better to use sand.
Date: 12/12/2011 | Local News
Swiss ski season start stalled by snow shortage
VERBIER, Switzerland -- Unusually warm, dry weather has Switzerland's ski resorts on edge.Newspaper front-pages, weather reports and ski websites are showing grim images of snow-free slopes, threatening the traditional start of the ski season on the first weekend of December.
Date: 12/02/2011 | Nation & World
North Cascades Highway closed for winter
OLYMPIA -- The Washington state Transportation Department has decided to close the North Cascades Highway for the winter.The 37-mile section of Highway 20 was temporarily shut down Nov. 15, and the department made it final on Monday with a prediction of heavy snow in the forecast.
Date: 11/21/2011 | Northwest
Lynnwood opens cold-weather shelter for the homeless
LYNNWOOD -- Two people took advantage of the new cold-weather shelter that opened Thursday night at Lynnwood City Hall.
Date: 11/18/2011 | Local News
Snow in some form is coming
EVERETT -- Commuters could wake up to enough snow Friday morning to make the drive to work a little tricky.
Date: 11/18/2011 | Local News
Snow in forecast, but not expected to stick
Be ready for more cold weather this weekend, which could bring snow as well.The National Weather Service in Seattle projects a chance of snow in some parts of Snohomish County for Thursday night."Some places in the county could see some snowflakes," said meteorologist Dennis D'Amico.
Date: 11/17/2011 | Local News
Early snow pelts East Coast, cuts power to over 2 million
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — An unusually early and powerful nor'easter dumped wet, heavy snow Saturday from the mid-Atlantic to New England, toppling leafy trees and power lines and knocking out electricity to more than 2 million homes and businesses.
Date: 10/30/2011 | Nation & World
Early storm pelts East Coast with wet, heavy snow
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A classic nor'easter was chugging along up the East Coast and expected to dump anywhere from a dusting of snow to about 10 inches throughout the region starting Saturday, a decidedly unseasonal date for a type of storm more associated with midwinter.
Date: 10/29/2011 | Nation & World
Winter likely to be a repeat of last year, forecasters say
WASHINGTON — Winter 2011-12 is likely to be an encore of last winter for much of the northern United States, with the worst cold and snow concentrated around the Great Lakes, and drought continuing and expanding from the Southwest states to Florida, government and private forecasters...
Date: 10/21/2011 | Nation & World
Snow on Fourth? Campers, hikers aren’t enthusiastic
A summer that looks a whole lot more like winter has travelers across the West scrambling to revise their Fourth of July itineraries — or at least their packing lists.
Date: 07/01/2011 | Nation & World
Airliners make rain that wets airport terrain
WASHINGTON — The planes make rain that wets airport terrain.Airplanes flying through super-cooled clouds around airports can cause condensation that results in more snow and rain nearby, according to a new study.
Date: 06/30/2011 | Nation & World
Montana town floods for second time in 2 weeks
ROUNDUP, Mont. — One of the hardest-hit towns in flood-soaked Montana took another blow Wednesday, as record flooding struck the small agricultural community for the second time in two weeks and forced residents to flee homes they had just started to clean up.
Date: 06/08/2011 | Nation & World
Snow melts, dams fill, floods feared across West
GRAND COULEE DAM — The giant concrete dams of the Pacific Northwest are overflowing with water. Wyoming has deployed National Guard troops to pile up sandbags. A federal official compares the impending situation to a bucking bull ready to storm out of his chute.
Date: 06/02/2011 | Nation & World
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