Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts

Still in the dark - check on your neighbors

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

North end power outages at 5:40pm 2-12-19


It's never a good sign when City Light gives estimated restoration times in dates instead of hours.

There's an unfortunate number of customers on this map whose power is not expected to be restored until tomorrow 2-13-19. And a fairly large number whose estimated time still reads at 11am today.

It may be that the crews have not called in and the map is not current. For the sake of our neighbors, let's hope that's the case.

This map shows all the way to Maple Leaf, south of Northgate because there didn't seem to be a logical stopping point at our city boundaries. 

The overall number of customer outages for the entire City Light area has actually gone up. I suspect that melting snow chunks are hitting and bringing down branches on the power lines. The specific number of incidents is 106 affecting from 1 to 90 customers each.

Check on your neighbors. If you go to the Seattle City Light System Status you can enlarge the map to see specific properties.



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Wire jewelry workshop postponed

Arts Council’s Create and Make Workshop: Clay and Copper Wire Jewelry
POSTPONED - DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
New Date Announced



Clay and Copper Wire Jewelry, with Meredith Arnold
Create and Make Workshop
Wednesday, February 13th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
New Date: Wednesday, March 27, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Shoreline/LFP Senior Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline

Come and spread your creative wings with the Create and Make Workshop Series! Wish you could pull up and give way to creative abandon from time to time? Look no further: The Create and Make Workshops are here and are guaranteed to be tons of adult-creative fun! We hope you can attend the new date!

All materials are provided and no previous experience is needed. Just bring yourself – – and a friend!

Discover creating dichroic glass-like effects and textures, combined with copper wire to create pins or earrings! The instructor will provide a variety of texture tools for you to design your unique pieces of beautiful jewelry for you, or as a gift for someone special.

Instructor: Meredith Arnold

Tickets: https://claycopperwirejewelry.bpt.me

General Price: $40
Members: $35

No "day of" cancellations.

All adults welcome!

The Create and Make series allows you to construct and explore different art mediums and techniques with a local art professional in a comfortable, fun environment.

The workshop will take place on Wednesday, March 27, and is held from 6:30 – 8:30pm in the Shoreline/LFP Senior Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA.

Tickets are $40, or $35 for Arts Council Members and available at BrownPaperTickets.com.

Create and Make Workshops are brought to you by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts.



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Power outages down to 4253 customers

2-12-19 10:33am

Power outages in the Seattle City Light territory of King county are down to 4253 from over 32,000 customers.

Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, and most of the territory north of the Ship Canal are mostly down to 1-2 per incident. The worst areas are still east of I-5 in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

In the meantime, the snow is melting and residential roads will be slushy ice instead of solid ice.

Carl's Shoreline Weather stations are back online showing temperatures of 34.2 in Northridge and 35.2 in Richmond Beach.  http://www.shorelineweather.com/



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Shoreline Serpent devours pick up truck

Photo by Debbie Tarry

Late Monday afternoon, a twenty foot Snow Serpent emerged from the roadway and attacked a large pick up truck. There were no reports of human injuries but the truck required extensive work.

It is believed that the serpent has dissolved back into the roadway.

Be very careful driving on city streets.




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Tuesday - open and closed - UPDATED

Monday, February 11, 2019

Shoreline School District closed Tuesday

Shoreline Senior Center closed Tuesday

Shoreline Community College closed Tuesday

Shoreline Chamber of Commerce February 13, 2019 Luncheon CANCELED on account of the unpredictable weather. If you have purchased tickets, you may use them next month or contact the Chamber Office for a refund at: info@shorelinechamber.org.

Republic Services - Lake Forest Park  - Monday Routes Cancelled. In the interest of safety for customers and employees, Republic Services has suspended all routes for Monday 2/11/19. Customers without service today, February 11, 2019, can place double the normal amount out for collection on their next scheduled service date.

UPDATED* Recology - Shoreline - All collection has been cancelled in Shoreline as of Tuesday 2/12. While weather conditions are changing, the roads are still covered in snow, ice and slush resulting in dangerous conditions for our collection vehicles. We recognize our customer’s reliance on our service and we are eager to get back to work. However, we first need road conditions to be safe in order to do so. Please be patient, we should be back in your neighborhood soon!

We have staged an emergency collection zone that will be available Tuesday, February 12th and 15th from 7 AM- 3 PM for garbage only. Please bring material bagged or bundled to: Hamlin Park, 16006 15th Ave NE

No large bulky items will be accepted.

LFP City Hall will be closed again on Tuesday February 12th due to the unsafe road conditions. We fully expect to be open for business on Wednesday. More information will be posted throughout the day tomorrow.


Roads closed in Shoreline 8pm 2-11-19
  • NW 204th St. from 16th Pl NW to 17th Pl NW
  • 190th Pl NW from 22nd Ave. NW to Richmond Beach Rd.
  • N 167th St. from Ashworth Ave. N and Wallingford Ave. N
  • NE 185th St. from 10th Ave. NE and 12th Ave. NE
  • Stone Ave N at N 145th
Shoreline City Hall open at 10am Tuesday February 12th - unless it's not.

Spartan Rec, Shoreline Pool, Richmond Highlands Rec - closed Tuesday

Shoreline City Council's attendance at the Association of Washington Cities' "City Action Days" in Olympia, Washington February 13-14, 2019 has been cancelled.

RBCA Health and Wellness presentation scheduled for Tuesday night will be cancelled due to snow. 



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Snow plus rain presents additional hazards

8th NE between 155-160th
Photo by Jennifer Klock
By jickcoem
King county emergency news

Deep snow levels, mixed with falling rain, can lead to heavy loads on rooftops and potential structural collapse or sliding snow.

While most new structures are built to withstand heavier snow loads, buildings and structures with flat roofs, such as carports, are at greater risk of collapse.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the western third of King County until 4am Tuesday, February 12.

The snow rain barrier is sticking right around Shoreline, so heavy wet snow, soaked with rain at times overnight and tomorrow.

Use caution when clearing snow

  • If a roof (whether flat or sloped) is in eminent danger of collapse, stay away from the structure and call 9-1-1 for emergency help.
  • Removing snow from your roof with a shovel can trigger unexpected snow slides causing crushing/suffocating injuries or death. Keep people and animals away from potential slide zones.
  • It is strongly recommend you not access your roof to clear snow. Climbing on a roof increases the load already stressed by the heavy snow load. The use of ladders when removing snow from your roof can pose additional hazards.
  • Consider hiring experts who have experience and specialized equipment for safely clearing snow or ice.
  • Clear any accumulation of snow around side wall vents that connect to household appliances, such as a clothes dryer.


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Beer by candlelight - Ridgecrest Pub

Photo by Megan Korgut


The Ridgecrest Public House at NE 165th and 5th NE serves patrons by candlelight after the power goes out.




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Photo: Pond at Grace Cole Park

Photo by Karen Dixon

The pond in Grace Cole Nature Park in Lake Forest Park.




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Cromwell Park snowball fight Monday 10am

There will be plenty of snow available
Photo by Diane Hettrick
Time to have fun and burn off a little energy before another round of snowfall hits tomorrow afternoon. 

Everyone is invited! 

Cromwell Park snowball fight, 10am Monday, February 11, 2019.

18030 Meridian Ave N, Shoreline 98133

(Send photos!)


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Public Works crew would like us to remember a few things

These comments are from David Baker, Mayor of Kenmore, but they apply just as well to Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.


In these last few days, Public Works been running five trucks, 24 hours a day, and have plowed/sanded all Priority 1 streets multiple times. This schedule will continue into the next few days as snow continues to fall. They also made it to many Priority 2 and 3 roads and will continue to plow as many streets as possible.

However, with each wave of new snow, the crew needs to start over and focus on Priority 1 streets.

We are getting a lot of requests for roads to be sanded. Our crew continues to sand, but will stop doing so when it starts snowing again (materials and effort are wasted once snow accumulates on top).

Sanding can resume when the roads are plowed and new snow accumulation is not imminent.

Sometimes we get asked why some residential streets get plowed sooner than others. The answer is that we do follow the priority route map, but some residential streets are too steep and slippery even for our snow plow trucks. Quite often a truck will be plowing a residential street and will be pulled away due to unexpected incidents elsewhere or changing weather conditions.

So, while we have all plows out working as fast as they can around the clock, their overall progress and what residential streets get plowed and when, is not as predictable as we would like.

Arterial roads consume a lot of our crew’s attention. Did you know the City is responsible for plowing Bothell Way (SR 522) through Kenmore? Keeping this stretch of state highway clear of snow and ice is no small chore. 

(LFP is responsible for Bothell Way and Ballinger Way through LFP).


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Snowpocalypse: the area is closing up shop for Monday

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Snow-Toro
Photo by Sahara Pirie
Not going to happen on Monday, February 11, 2019:

  • Shoreline Schools - also Seattle, Edmonds, Northshore, Bellevue
  • Shoreline Community College - also North Seattle Community College and Edmonds Community College
  • City council meetings for Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore


City of Shoreline details
Lake Forest Park City Hall closed

King County Metro Transit will continue to operate only routes on its Emergency Snow Network on Monday, Feb. 11, and Tuesday, Feb. 12. When the Emergency Snow Network is active, Metro will provide weekday service levels focused on only 60 routes... Read more of this post

32nd District Democrats cancelling Feb 13 meeting - rescheduled for Feb 20,

Senior Center is closed when the school district is closed.



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WeatherWatcher: Uncertainties, Winter Storm Watch Continues

10th Ave NE, in front of Ridgecrest Elementary February 5, 2019.
Photo by Carl Dinse

The Winter Storm Watch for Monday afternoon - Tuesday afternoon remains in effect. We are under a Winter Weather Advisory until Monday at 4am.

We've already received between 2-3 inches of new snow in the Shoreline area Sunday evening. We are expecting a total of 2-4 inches before the snow showers end shortly after midnight tonight.

The next storm is expected to arrive Monday afternoon. There is much uncertainty with this storm's track, and it may bring in some warmer air in the upper atmosphere at times as it wobbles past the west coast. By Tuesday afternoon we are still expecting a storm total of 5-6 inches of new snow. It's possible to see some freezing rain, sleet, graupel or other wintery mixes at times Monday afternoon into Tuesday.

Forecast for the remainder of the week continues to have a lot of uncertainty with temperatures and snow levels. More snow showers are expected Wednesday and Thursday. There's a possibility that we will warm up briefly Thursday night and Friday for some rain, and wind. More cold arrives in the weekend though for another chance of white stuff.

I want to stress that forecast models are running with a high level of uncertainty and that anything is possible for this week. We are expected to stay cold, but some models have us on the margin of freezing, allowing for some cold rain or freezing rain at times. Other forecast models indicate we could have 20 inches of snow on the ground by Thursday.

Bottom line: Winter weather conditions are likely for at least another 5-7 days in one form or another with some possible breaks in between storms. At this point the biggest impact will be travel, especially if we get freezing rain.


For current conditions and winter storm updates visit www.shorelineweather.com



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Photo: Sunset in the snow

Photo by Eric C. Kaminetzky

Such an innocent looking sunset during what is just a break in wild, winter weather.

Two more storms to come - see WeatherWatcher's latest report.



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Photos: Playing in the snow

Photo by Will Hall

Will Hall is known to have a passion for orcas, which may explain why one swam through the snow to his yard. A snorca?

Or it could be that the neighbors on his cul-de-sac had way too much fun in the snow Saturday. They built snow forts, had a few snowball fights and decided that Will really needed a small igloo in his driveway.


After all, he's not going to be driving anywhere for a couple of days.


Photo by Will Hall

So what do you do with an igloo in your driveway? Decorate it, of course. 



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Cabin fever? A few places are open

First it was alarming. How would you get to work? Were the schools open? Did you have enough food?

Photo by Wayne Pridemore


Then it was amazing and beautiful. Every tree looked like a Christmas card. Houses and streets looked like subjects for jigsaw puzzles.

Photo by Janet Way


Then it was fun. Saturday. A clear day. Hills to slide down. Snow figures and forts. Snowball fights.

Now you'd just really like to get out of the house.

Here are some possibilities. As always, call before you go.

  • The Local 104 on Ballinger at 35th - food and beer / wine - 206-309-4104. They closed at 9pm on Friday and closed Saturday so staff could travel safely.
  • Lake Forest Bar and Grill - Town Center LFP - Ballinger entrance - complete menu - 206-364-1261. They seem to be staying open normal hours.
  • Third Place Commons - Town Center LFP - they're down to two restaurants - Honey Bear and Burney Brothers - but there are other places to eat in Town Center like Mod Pizza, Everest Kitchen. Call first. 206-366-3302
  • Ridgecrest Public House - 5th NE and NE 165th - bring your own food - beer on tap, games, good company - 206-823-7792. Owners live within walking distance so it has been staying open.
  • The Cabin Tavern - 19322 Richmond Beach Dr NW - 206-542-1177. No idea if they are staying open. They just seem like the kind of place that would be open.

Any other neighborhood hangouts that are staying open in spite of snow?



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Photos: Birds in snow

Photo by Martin DeGrazia


Ronald Bog froze in the first snowfall. I wonder if it confused the geese to be walking on a frozen surface.

Photo by Lien Titus

Echo Lake didn't freeze over - but might yet. The white duck is a Muscovy. The others are mallards.


Photo by Frank Kleyn

Photo by Frank Kleyn

Not sure what these little birds are. Frank Kleyn thinks the first one is a fox sparrow and I think the second one is a sapsucker because of the long, pointed beak.

The little bird with the berries is a perfect Christmas card with the snow and red berries and the little fat bird. The second bird has green wings. Covered with lichen like everything else around here?

Photo copyright Gloria Z. Nagler

Gloria Nagler thinks that this glowing golden bird on her fence is a thrush.

I'd be amazed at the variety of birds but I already know that Chris Southwick has identified over 50 different birds in her Shoreline - Lake Forest Park back yard.



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Cartoon by Whitney Potter: Snow photos




Previous cartoons by Whitney Potter can be found under Features 
in the first column of the front page of the Shoreline Area News



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Serving others in spite of snow, wind, and weather

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Shoreline Fire on a call
Photo by Wayne Pridemore



By Wayne Pridemore and Diane Hettrick

Early Saturday morning there were those out in the snow who were working serving others.

Medic One on a call in the snow
Photo by Wayne Pridemore


The Shoreline Fire Department was making an emergency call at 20th Ave NW and Richmond Beach Road.

Nor sleet nor storm nor dark of night...
Photo by Wayne Pridemore


Just minutes later mailman Steve Kinsman, aka Frosty, was making a delivery on 20th Ave NW. 

Steve Kinsman delivering mail
Photo by Wayne Pridemore
 

Steve has been working this route for years. If you are near the mailbox when he comes past he will always greet you with a big smile and a friendly comment. In a couple of months Steve will have been a postal employee for forty years. He is really an outstanding individual. 

Bank robbery at North City Safeway
Photo by Lisa Nordblad


And Friday, the Shoreline Police were on the job, responding to a bank robbery at the US Bank inside the North City Safeway. They brought in a tracking K9 but were unable to locate the robber. It was all over so quickly that most shoppers did not even realize there was a problem.


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WeatherWatcher: Winter Storm Watch Sunday - Tuesday Night

NE 194th St from 10th Ave NE (North City) February 9, 2019.
Photo by Carl Dinse

Our Friday afternoon through Saturday morning snow storm brought Shoreline a new snow accumulation total of between 5 to 7 inches of snow.

The winds with this storm caused snow drifts resulting in some spots getting more snow, other spots getting less snow, especially around buildings and trees. With the older 2 inches of snow left on the ground from the previous storm we probably have a total snow accumulation on the ground between 7-9 inches in most neighborhoods.

Now for round three: The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Winter Storm Watch for areas including Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.

The Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Sunday afternoon until late Tuesday night.

I'm expecting this to turn into a Winter Weather Advisory for Sunday, and a Winter Storm Warning for Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening. The National Weather Service will release updates on this likely tomorrow morning.

There are two back to back weather systems with the first one moving in Sunday afternoon. The first storm appears to be tracking south of us but close enough that we are expecting between 1 to 3 inches of new snow.

The second storm system is moving in right behind the first one and is expected to be another widespread hit. We are expecting between 5 to 8 inches of new snow with the second storm Monday into Tuesday night. There is potential for the second storm to be bigger than the Friday evening - Saturday morning storm we just experienced.

Bottom line: Total accumulation from the next two storms could be 6 to 11 inches of snow, on top of the 7-9 inches of snow we currently have. This could potentially put us at a total snow depth up to 20 inches by Tuesday night.

Dare I mention that we have another storm possible Thursday or Friday? It's too early for details right now.


Be sure to check back with www.shorelineweather.com current conditions and storm updates.



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Tree down in LFP - power out for 300 residents

Update: Power has been restored.


A tree took down power lines and power to 300 customers in Lake Forest Park Saturday afternoon.

The good news is that it's the only outage in the entire City Light service area, so power is expected to be restored by 4:30pm.



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