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• Time For Winter Weather Awaren

  • From: KIRO7Weather
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    October 22, 2009.WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN WASHINGTON...
    
    ...SNOW...ICE...AVALANCHE...BLIZZARDS...THE MOST COMMON OF WINTERS
    MANY HAZARDS...
    
    WINTER STORMS ARE A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE ACROSS THE PACIFIC
    NORTHWEST. MANY OF THESE STORMS BRING SNOW AMOUNTS THAT CAUSE ROAD
    CLOSURES...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES.  WIND...IN
    COMBINATION WITH SNOW...CAN CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DEEP SNOW
    DRIFTS.  ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW COMES AVALANCHE THREATS IN AREAS
    OF STEEP TERRAIN. 
    
    IN VALLEY LOCATIONS...TEMPERATURES MAY BE NEAR FREEZING DURING THE
    DAY BUT AFTER THE STORM PASSES...TEMPERATURES PLUMMET CAUSING WET
    ROADWAYS TO BECOME ICY.  IN SOME VALLEYS...COOL AIR TRAPPED NEAR THE
    SURFACE REMAINS BELOW FREEZING WHILE WARM AIR ALOFT DROPS RAIN
    THROUGH THE SUB FREEZING AIR...CAUSING FREEZING RAIN. 
    
    ALL OF THESE HAZARDS ARE FORECAST AHEAD OF TIME BY YOUR LOCAL
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.  WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED UP
    TO 3 DAYS AHEAD OF A STORMS ARRIVAL.  WINTER STORM WARNINGS...ICE
    STORM WARNINGS...AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE TYPICALLY ISSUED WITH AT
    LEAST 24 HOURS OF ADVANCE NOTICE AND SOMETIMES UP TO 48 HOURS IN
    ADVANCE OF THE EVENT.
    
    ...WINTER STORM WARNING...
    WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN ANY COMBINATION OF FREEZING
    RAIN...SLEET...WIND AND SNOW OCCUR OVER AN AREA.  THE AMOUNT OF SNOW
    REQUIRED FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED VARIES BY REGION AND ELEVATION. 
    LOW LYING AREAS WHICH NORMALLY RECEIVE LITTLE SNOW ONLY REQUIRE 2 TO
    4 INCHES FOR A WARNING.  ON THE OTHER HAND...IN THE MOUNTAINOUS
    AREAS WHERE NEARLY EVERY STORM BRINGS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW...A
    WARNING REQUIRES 8 TO 10 INCHES OR MORE.  IN GENERAL...A WINTER
    STORM WARNING MEANS THAT ROAD CREWS WILL HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY
    KEEPING ROADS OPEN AND SNOW FREE...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST
    AND IMPOSSIBLE AT WORST. 
    
    ...BLIZZARD WARNINGS...
    THE TERM BLIZZARD IS NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
    IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS BRING SNOW AND FRIGID
    TEMPERATURES.  WHILE RELATIVELY COMMON IN THE PLAINS...BLIZZARDS OR
    NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALSO HAPPEN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.  THE
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEFINES A BLIZZARD AS A COMBINATION OF WIND
    35 MPH OR GREATER AND SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY BELOW 1/4
    MILE.
    
    ...ICE STORMS...
    ICE STORMS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ARE AN INFREQUENT
    OCCURRENCE...BUT CAN BE EXTREMELY DAMAGING.  ACROSS INTERIOR
    LOCATIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE
    TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WHEN A WARM WINTER STORM MOVES IN.  RAIN
    FALLING OUT OF THE STORM PASSES THROUGH THE SUB FREEZING AIR NEAR
    THE SURFACE AND FREEZES ON EVERYTHING.  THESE CONDITIONS CAUSE TREES
    TO SNAP...POWER LINES TO FALL AND MAKE ROADS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO
    NAVIGATE.
    
    ...AVALANCHE...
    THOUSANDS OF AVALANCHES OCCUR EACH WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE
    PACIFIC NORTHWEST.  WITH THE ENORMOUS POPULARITY OF WINTER
    SPORTS...THIS POSES A RISK TO SKIERS...HIKERS AND SNOWMOBILERS. 
    THIS RISK IS VERY REAL.  EACH YEAR...PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES WHEN
    AVALANCHES BURY THEM.  WHILE THOUSANDS OF AVALANCHES OCCUR IN THE
    BACK COUNTRY...AVALANCHES CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE THE SLOPE IS STEEP
    ENOUGH WITH A HEAVY SNOW LOAD.  AVALANCHES TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING OR
    JUST AFTER SNOWSTORMS AND MOST OCCUR ON A SLOPE OF 30 TO 45
    DEGREES.  BY WAITING 36 HOURS AFTER A BIG SNOWSTORM...YOU MAY ALLOW
    THE SNOW TO SETTLE.  IF YOU STAY IN VALLEYS AWAY FROM AVALANCHE
    CHUTES...IN STANDS OF DENSE TREES OR ON GENTLE SLOPES...YOU CAN
    MINIMIZE YOUR RISK TO AVALANCHES. 
    
    ...AVALANCHE SAFETY RULES...
    NEVER TRAVEL ALONE.  ALWAYS HAVE ONE OR MORE COMPANIONS.  IF YOU ARE
    ALONE AND GET TRAPPED BY AN AVALANCHE...YOU MAY NOT BE FOUND UNTIL
    SPRING. 
    
    IF CROSSING A SLOPE THAT MAY BE PRONE TO AVALANCHES...DO IT ONE
    PERSON AT A TIME.  YOU WANT TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON YOUR PARTY IF
    AN AVALANCHE IS ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED.
    
    WHEN WINTER STORMS THREATEN...AVOID TRAVEL IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.  ROAD
    CREWS WORK HARD TO KEEP ROADS OPEN...STUCK CARS ONLY MAKE THEIR JOB
    HARDER. 
    
    WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES THROUGH OCTOBER 25 IN THE
    PACIFIC NORTHWEST.  THIS IS AN EXCELLENT TIME FOR ALL
    INDIVIDUALS...FAMILIES...BUSINESSES...SCHOOLS AND RADIO AND
    TELEVISION STATIONS TO REVIEW THEIR WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS
    PLANS.
     
    USE THE 511 PHONE AND INTERNET TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDED
    BY STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS FOR WEATHER RELATED ROAD
    CONDITIONS...ROAD WORK...COMMERCIAL VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS AND ROAD
    CLOSURES.
    
    THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
    SERVICE STAFF AND YOUR LOCAL AND STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
    OFFICIALS.

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• Dan Blizzard Ravon Photography

  • From: Eastwoman
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• blizzard

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• ballard blizzard

  • From: tomas
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    ballard blizzard

  • 10 months ago
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• Christmas Carport Collapse

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Windstone Apartments, 1011 128th St SW - Christmas morning, residents wakeup to an unwelcome Christmas surprise when a carport collapses under the tremendous weight of ice and snow...

  • 11 months ago
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• Christmas Carport Collapse

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Windstone Apartments, 1011 128th St SW - Christmas morning, residents wakeup to an unwelcome Christmas surprise when a carport collapses under the tremendous weight of ice and snow...

  • 11 months ago
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• Christmas Carport Collapse

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Windstone Apartments, 1011 128th St SW - Christmas morning, residents wakeup to an unwelcome Christmas surprise when a carport collapses under the tremendous weight of ice and snow...

  • 11 months ago
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• Riding Blizzard

  • From: Christine
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    Blizzard the snow wolf taking me through town

  • 11 months ago
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• Biskwik LOVES the Snow!

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Biskwik, my year old half black lab half aussie shep puppy dog absolutely LOVES the snow! We're in south Everett, 6 blocks west of I-5

  • 11 months ago
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• Biskwik LOVES the Snow!

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Biskwik, my year old half black lab half aussie shep puppy dog absolutely LOVES the snow! We're in south Everett, 6 blocks west of I-5

  • 11 months ago
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• Biskwik LOVES the Snow!

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Biskwik, my year old half black lab half aussie shep puppy dog absolutely LOVES the snow! We're in south Everett, 6 blocks west of I-5

  • 11 months ago
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• Biskwik LOVES the Snow!

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Biskwik, my year old half black lab half aussie shep puppy dog absolutely LOVES the snow! We're in south Everett, 6 blocks west of I-5

  • 11 months ago
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• Biskwik LOVES the Snow!

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Biskwik, my year old half black lab half aussie shep puppy dog absolutely LOVES the snow! We're in south Everett, 6 blocks west of I-5

  • 11 months ago
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• S. Everett - 128th St SW 12/22

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Apartment complex on top of 128th St SW, exactly 6 blocks west of Interstate 5. My name is Clint Jensen, and we have 9" of snow!

  • 11 months ago
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• S. Everett, 128th St, 12/21

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Apartment complex on top of 128th St SW, exactly 6 blocks west of Interstate 5. My name is Clint Jensen, and we have 9" of snow!

  • 11 months ago
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• S. Everett, 128th St, 12/22

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Apartment complex on top of 128th St SW, exactly 6 blocks west of Interstate 5. My name is Clint Jensen, and we have 9" of snow!

  • 11 months ago
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• S. Everett, 128th St, 12/22

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Apartment complex on top of 128th St SW, exactly 6 blocks west of Interstate 5. My name is Clint Jensen, and we have 9" of snow!

  • 11 months ago
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• S. Everett, 128th St, 12/21

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Apartment complex on top of 128th St SW, exactly 6 blocks west of Interstate 5. My name is Clint Jensen, and we have 9" of snow!

  • 11 months ago
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• S. Everett, 128th St, 12/21

  • From: Way2Blue4You
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    Apartment complex on top of 128th St SW, exactly 6 blocks west of Interstate 5. My name is Clint Jensen, and we have 9" of snow!

  • 11 months ago
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• Blizzard Eyes

  • From: Batgirl
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    Sad Yard Art watching the Blizzard rage in West Seattle on Saturday Nite the 20th of December 2008. 

  • 11 months ago
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