Another heavy band of snow showers was aimed at Snohomish County this afternoon as bad winter weather continues to pound the region.
As much as half a foot of snow has accumulated near Arlington, Stanwood and Silvana. Some people were forced to abandon their vehicles as they became stuck in roadside ditches.
Snow showers, some heavy, were expected to last through the day and into the night, forecasters said.
It’s still unclear if snow will spread south.
Forecasters are recommending people pay close attention to weather reports and plan afternoon commutes accordingly.
The storm was forecast to drop several inches of snow before tapering off Thursday. Temperatures, which warmed to around freezing today, are expected to plunge back into the teens tonight.
Most Snohomish County schools were closed today.
That was good news for Arlington sisters Brenna and Kara Kampii. They went to bed Tuesday night hoping to wake up and find a dusting of snow. The girls were thrilled to instead find their neighborhood covered.
On Wednesday afternoon, they joined in a neighborhood snowball fight and planned to go sledding later in the day.
“It’s fun to play in because it’s fun to throw snowballs,” Brenna, 13, said, dodging a ball. “It’s the perfect kind of snow to make snowballs.”
The snow wasn’t such good news for some people trying to get to work.
Even people with four-wheel drive trucks were spinning out.
In rural Stanwood, Jimmy White abandoned his Honda Civic on 236th Street NW. He had tried to drive to work at a Seattle Barnes &Noble store early Wednesday morning, but turned back when he realized that the roads around his parents’ house, where he spent the night, hadn’t been plowed.
He tried again later in the morning, and skidded down a hill into a ditch.
“I kept thinking, ‘They’ll plow this road,’” he said, while waiting for a tow. “I came down here and slid. … Five minutes later the plow came by. It kind of sucks.”
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