Frank Sumrall is the lead editor for MyNorthwest originally from the North Bay in California.
The Granite Falls School District is closing its schools and campuses Wednesday after overnight snow created hazardous conditions due to accumulated ice on roads. “The safety of our students and staff is our top priority,” the Granite Falls School District stated early Wednesday morning.
“Current road conditions remain hazardous, and local forecasts predict continued freezing temperatures and snow through the morning.”The Pe Ell School District in Lewis County announced that classes will start two hours late due to local weather conditions. For up-to-date information regarding school delays and closures, click Previously, the Taholah School District delayed the start time of classes by two hours Tuesday due to snow and icy conditions. Sporadic, minor amounts of lowland snow are possible each night through early morning this week, through Friday. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect through 12 p.m. Tuesday for one to three inches of snow for the Olympic Peninsula and the Hood Canal area.“If you were to look at the overall pattern this week and rate the snow potential from 1-10, 1 being like ‘every day this lame winter so far’ and 10 being like ‘we’re about to be South Canada and you’re already too late to panic buy bread and milk,’ I’d rate this a 3,” meteorologist Scott Sistek of The best chance for any accumulating snow in lower elevations is expected to be along the coastal region from north of Hoquiam to the western half of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Inland, higher hills and even a few lower elevations could see some snow on grassy surfaces and rooftops.The Granite Falls School District is closing its schools and campuses Wednesday after overnight snow created hazardous conditions due to accumulated ice on roads.Lowland snow is accumulating in certain areas of western Washington on Tuesday, after it was previously reported and spotted in Seattle-area forecasts this week.For the first time this winter season, there is a threat of lowland snow this week in western Washington, though the odds are quite low.The weather for the Seahawks victory parade could not have been more perfect, now it is time to get down to serious winter weather, with rain and mountain snow.Near-perfect February weather awaits Seahawks victory paradeChrystal Ortega's tireless dedication recently earned her the WSECU Community Champions Award and a $1,000 grant to further the mission.When Shawn Tibbitts opened Tibbitts FernHill, he was just trying to survive. The small Tacoma restaurant has since earned culinary awards and praise.Wilcox Family Farms is continuing its cherished holiday tradition of giving back by donating nearly one million eggs to food banks across the South Sound region this season.Matthew Ballantyne has transformed that early awareness into action, embodying the organization's mission:"No Kid Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town."Discover Kitsap County’s creative soul: Where Nordic charm meets gothic gardens and ancient traditions thrive Kitsap County is full of wonderfully weird, authentically artsy, and unexpectedly magical corners that make visitors become locals and locals never want to leave.
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