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

Photos: Early snowfall on the mountains

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Photo by Jon Ann Cruver


The Olympics, Monday, September 30 .... the last day of September but snow is with us already!

--Jon Ann Cruver





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Free storm debris recycling for two weekends at Shoreline Transfer Station

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Photo courtesy King County
Is your yard still recovering from the winter weather? 

King County is offering two weekends of free storm-related yard waste recycling at the Shoreline solid waste facility to help residents remove excess yard waste like branches, brush and stumps that accumulated during snowmageddon and other winter storms.

Come drop off yard waste free of charge March 30-31 and April 6-7 at the Shoreline recycling and transfer station.

Branches must be less than 8 feet long and less than 4 inches in diameter. Tree stumps or wood rounds must be less than 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet.

Sod, soil, rocks and plastic bags will not be accepted, and make sure you keep garbage separate. When traveling to a facility, always secure your load.

2300 N 165th St, Shoreline 98133 - entrance from Meridian. 206-477-4466, TTY relay 711

Saturday and Sunday 8:30am - 5:30pm




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Photo: Thursday's snow

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Cascades March 7, 2019
Photo by Mike Remarcke


I woke up at 7:30am Thursday to a beautiful, heavy snowfall, joining the inch of snow already covering the ground. The street was covered but my neighbors were plowing through it with no apparent difficulty.

It started melting off within a couple of hours. It did do the kindness of cleaning the filthy piles of snow left over from last week's snow storm. They are a little smaller now but once again a pristine white.

I was going to show you photos of my snow-covered deck but you have been spared because of Mike Remarcke's beautiful view of evergreens and snowy mountains.


DKH



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Photo: Hamlin Park after the storms

Monday, March 4, 2019

Photo by Seattle Poppy

Hamlin Park didn't look any better than Shoreview Park after the recent set of storms. Lot of big branches down and trees down.

Proceed with caution.



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WeatherWatcher: Update: Brush of white stuff to mostly stay south

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Snow on the N 195th St connector trail February 5, 2019.
Photo by Carl Dinse

There has been a significant update in the forecasts for Sunday night through Tuesday. In my previous report I had mentioned a possible snow event, but that there was extreme uncertainty in the forecasts at the time. Certainty in the models has improved, and we now have a better idea what is likely to happen.

The storm is expected to stay south, into the Portland metro area and surrounding areas of Oregon. This is leaving us with just a chance or slight chance of snow showers or flurries for the time being with no significant accumulations. Due to the southern track of this storm we are expecting to get colder, keeping us at risk of snow showers from Sunday evening through Thursday afternoon.

Bottom line: 
  • No significant snow event.
  • Flurries or snow showers are possible through the week.
  • Accumulations less than 1 inch.
  • Windy Monday, north winds gusting up to 35mph.
  • Low temperatures into the mid-20's through Thursday.
  • Mostly sunny and clear skies expected after Thursday.



For current weather conditions visit www.shorelineweather.com



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Shoreline Public Schools: Schedule for snow day make-ups

Saturday, February 23, 2019

School Bus about to go down The Windy
Photo taken by bus driver
From Shoreline Schools

Due to the loss of instructional time caused by the snow closures during the weeks of February 4-15, Shoreline Schools is adjusting the school calendar to meet the number of instructional hours required by the state.

School district and Shoreline Education Association leaders met this week to review all options for making up the lost time and have come to the following agreement for snow make-up days:

  • June 3 will become a Full School Day. This day had previously been a scheduled Staff Work Day.
  • June 14 will become a Full School Day. This day had previously been a scheduled Half-Day Early Release.
  • June 17, 18 and 19 will be Full School Days.
  • June 20 will be the anticipated Last Day of School with a Half Day Early Release

This plan allows us to meet our instructional time requirements and apply for one waiver day from the state.

Graduation will continue to be held on June 9. In order to offer Shorewood and Shorecrest High School seniors the same amount of instructional hours, they will be offered the option of participating in academic activities at their schools the week of spring break, April 22-26. More information about these days will be provided as soon as possible once detailed plans are finalized.

We again want to thank our families and staff for their patience and understanding during our recent snowstorms. The strain and stress that school cancellations and delays cause can be tremendous. 

Because of that, we never make those decisions unless absolutely necessary for the safety of our students, staff and families. We also realize that the changes caused by the make-up days can also be inconvenient for families. If you have trips or commitments planned for any of the make-up days, we ask that you communicate that to your school in advance so that absences can be marked accordingly.

Below is a list of Frequently Asked Questions regarding snow make-up days:

Q: I heard the governor declared a state of emergency and we can waive the snow days. Why are we only applying to waive one day?

A: While the state of emergency declaration and waiver process does allow for more than one day to be waived, it does not allow a school district’s students to receive less than 1,027 hours of instruction on average per year. Having more than one day waived would result in less than the required hours of instruction.

Q: Why can’t we make up any of the days during Mid-Winter or Spring Breaks?

A: Because those breaks are announced in advance and many staff and families make plans or other commitments for those times, we must honor the breaks set in the school calendar.

Q: Can we make-up instructional time during elementary conferences?

A: No. The elementary conference hours already count towards the required instructional hours.

Q: Why can’t we make-up instructional time during the early release Wednesdays?

A: This was one of the options considered, but the time it captured back still would not meet the instructional hours requirement. This time is also used by staff to engage in professional development, collaboration and school/classroom data analysis to support higher levels of student achievement.

Q: Who can I contact if I have additional questions?

A: For questions regarding individual family situations or concerns, please contact your school office. For questions about the snow make-up days process and requirements, please contact Deputy Superintendent Marla Miller at marla.miller@shorelineschools.org.



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WeatherWatcher: Another brush of white stuff on the way

Friday, February 22, 2019

Shoreline, February 9, 2019
Photo by Carl Dinse


City streets might soon look like the ones in the above photo, again. We continue to be on the margin for the snow level, with rain showers and rain/snow mixed showers at times through the weekend. The big story is Sunday evening through Tuesday afternoon.

Some colder air might make its way into the region Sunday evening as a new Pacific storm approaches from the south. We will be in that delicate balance of cold dry air evaporating the precipitation before it reaches the ground, or the warm pacific storm pushing enough mild moist air in to precipitate as rain.

Now, because of this delicate scenario, the forecast models have been all over the place. Some have indicated 10 inches of snow, others have indicated no snow. This has also changed on each run as we get closer to the event. Right now, it appears the consensus is 0 to 3 inches of snow could fall in the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park areas by Tuesday afternoon.

Bottom line: This is one of those set ups that could be a non-event (no snow), or it could dump 10-12 inches of snow. In my experience with this situation, I think we would likely see up to 6 inches, but the potential is there for much greater amounts or much less. Be prepared for winter driving conditions from Sunday evening through Wednesday. As always I will try to provide updates if forecasts become better developed.

Rest of next week: The forecast for the remainder of next week is still cooler than normal with showers around. At this time it looks like those showers should be rain into next weekend. There could be more threats of lowland snow or rain/snow mixed showers into the first week of March.


For current weather conditions visit www.shorelineweather.com



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Yard debris drop off Saturday for LFP residents

Wednesday, February 20, 2019


Saturday, February 23, Republic Services will be at City Hall for a FREE Yard Debris Drop Off Event

Republic Services has announced a recovery plan for a yard waste clean-up event for Lake Forest Park customers. In partnership with the City of Lake Forest Park, temporary drop boxes will be placed at City Hall.

On Saturday, February 23rd Republic staff and containers will be onsite (see above map) from 8:30am to approximately 3:30pm (this is to allow the drivers to get back to the composting facility before it closes).

The large blue containers will allow residents to drop off residential yard waste that has accumulated over the past few weeks.

The service is free, but residents must bring a photo ID to prove residency. Each Republic Services customer will be limited to six, 32 gallon bags (approximately two times the volume for the largest bin offered to residential customers).

Items accepted include most Yard Debris, but is restricted to the following:
  • Branches 4 feet in length or less, bundled, no flocking or decorations;
  • Residential yard grass and small plants.

*Please note, dirt, rocks painted wood, shredded paper, and all plastics will be not be accepted for this special event.


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How's your neighborhood?

Photo by Diane Hettrick

By Diane Hettrick

How's your neighborhood doing?

The photo shows my street at about 10pm on Tuesday night, February 19, 2019.

This was the first day that my street was free of snow and ice. The yards are showing some patches of grass (or moss, actually) and I can see some of the boards on my deck although most of it is still a couple inches deep in snow.

On Friday, the school bus got stuck a few blocks away and had to be dug out by neighbors. As of yesterday, some people had not received mail for a couple of weeks.

The garbage truck came through today, for the first time in three weeks. They showed up at 6pm, well after it was dark, and two hours later than they have ever been. The recycling truck didn't make it.

Trees belonging to neighbors on each side of me dropped branches that bounced off the roof. Branches were 4 inches in diameter and around six feet long. One branch took down a wire. I called Comcast, who showed up promptly the next working day and cheerfully told me it was a phone wire, not Comcast.

I contacted CenturyLink on chat (don't have to worry about understanding heavy accents over the phone) and a rep set up a ticket to have someone remove the wire (which is wrapped around the branch). She said "Is there anything else I can do?" and I said, "Would you like to have my address?"

Since I haven't been a CenturyLink customer for years, she tried valiantly to pull up and verify my address in an old database. Long story short, I was cut off three times and left with a robot that kept sending cheerful messages about how someone would be back with me in a couple of minutes. This went on for an hour until I disconnected chat.

The very good news is that my power was only out for about three hours from 11pm to 2am one night. I was right in the middle of doing an edition. Not sure why it worked but I was able to get a message to Carl Dinse, who posted the power outage map (the one that showed Shoreline / LFP as solid red).

Otherwise not losing power was pretty amazing considering that my block (along with half a dozen blocks of LFP) is one of the few in the City Light system that lacks redundancy. If our power goes out, there's no other line to kick in and take over.

But it feels like life is returning to normal. And I'm willing to wait a really long time until the next snowstorm.




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Who clears the sidewalks?

Monday, February 18, 2019

Cleared, partially cleared
not cleared
Photo by Lee Lageschulte
By Diane Hettrick

If, like most of Shoreline and nearly all of Lake Forest Park, there is no sidewalk by your property, you can stop reading this article now.

However, if your home - or business - in Shoreline has a sidewalk along your property line, the person you are waiting for to clean off your sidewalk ... is you.

Shoreline property owners are responsible for maintaining the sidewalks along their property lines. That includes clearing snow and ice, sweeping leaves, and keeping the "amenity zone" mowed.

City regulations also state that property owners are responsible for maintaining the sidewalk itself - a gift from one of the first city councils - but fortunately for us, that provision has never been enforced.

I saw more than one person out Sunday with a snow shovel, clearing off their sidewalk. I don't know if they know the regulation or if they are just tidy.

I also had to swerve around a jogger on the street who was avoiding the ice covered sidewalk.

If you are physically able, I'd suggest you clear your sidewalk.


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Tree pulls out of ground by Brookside Elementary

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Photo by Cynthia Sheridan

The danger from falling trees and branches is not over, as Cynthia Sheridan discovered at Brookside Elementary at NE 178th and Brookside Blvd.

Photo by Cynthia Sheridan

When the tree went over, the root ball broke the concrete sidewalk. The tree was in a planting strip, away from buildings, so no other damage occurred.

Photo by Cynthia Sheridan

Many readers are reporting large branches that fell on their roof and cable / phone lines. 



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Republic Services suspends all routes in LFP for Monday, Feb 18

No collection on Monday, Feb 18
As of February 15, 2019 at 4:30pm, we must regretfully announce — as a result of the continuing challenges on secondary and residential roads -- Republic Services must suspend all routes for Monday, February 18, 2019.
 
We continue to follow the weather and road conditions and will keep Lake Forest Park apprised of any further developments.

Our next update will be issued Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Customers will be able to place out doubles at no extra charge on their next scheduled collection day.

While some of the main thoroughfares are clear of snow and ice, many of the residential side streets remain challenging for our large trucks. In addition, while a car or SUV may be able to traverse the residential roads, travel for the trucks that service many neighborhoods still face challenges.

Moreover, Republic Services places a high priority on the safety of our drivers and the general public. A stark reminder was given to our crews when a driver involved accident occurred on a steep icy and snow covered road in Kenmore on February 14. The event keeps us mindful to err on the side of caution as we make service decisions during inclement weather events.


--Republic Services



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Snow and ice remain on neighborhood streets

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Delivery trucks and school buses beware
Photo by Cynthia Sheridan


A big rig attempted to deliver a load of shingles to a home in North City by backing down a steep side street and wound up sliding into a jackknifed position.

A tow truck driver with a lot of patience and a very strong winch eventually teased the big rig up the hill to safety. Two neighbor women pitched in with snow shovels to help save the rig, which came close to capsizing.

With great patience the tow truck driver was able to
tease the big rig up the icy, steep street
Photo by Cynthia Sheridan


In the Northridge neighborhood of Echo Lake, a school bus got stuck when the driver moved into banked ice and snow to avoid another stuck school bus. Streets in the neighborhood are not wide enough to allow two vehicles to pass if vehicles are parked on the street.

Everyone drives down the middle of the streets, which essentially become one-lane roads, lined with short walls of ice chunks.

Neighbors came to the rescue there, too, with an entire crew of people with shovels digging the bus out.

USP was sending out deliveries in semi-trucks. Republic Services decided that Lake Forest Park streets were too dangerous for their drivers to attempt.

The rain and warm temperatures melted some of the packed snow on Friday. We have the weekend to catch our breath and hope that the snow goes away from streets and driveways.

Turns out my jonquils knew what they were doing. The snow covering them has gone. They are a little flattened but look perfectly healthy.

--Diane Hettrick



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Photo: Thanks to everyone who took care of the rest of us this week

Friday, February 15, 2019

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The "s" stuff is still around - just not as pretty as it was the first four times it came down. Now it's piles of icy concrete shoved along the side of the road.

This too, shall pass. City workers and City Light crews will probably sleep for a week after what they went through for the past week. 

Thanks to them and our first responders, who had to keep going to take care of the rest of us.


DKH

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Photo: How bad are the driving conditions? They're so bad that...

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Photo by Martin Král


An out of town driver found our roundabouts too much to handle Wednesday morning. She abandoned her vehicle on Ashworth and called a tow truck.

If you wonder just how bad this set of storms was, just check out the license plate.

Shoreline Public Works finished all the priority and secondary routes and started plowing (or replowing) neighborhood streets on Thursday.



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Thursday schools, city, garbage

The last of his kind
Snowman in Hamlin Park
Photo by Seattle Poppy
It looks like both Recology and Republic Services will be able to run a lot of their routes on Thursday. Some small streets may not be plowed.

Shoreline City business will run as usual Thursday.

Shoreline Schools will make an announcement by 6:00am Thursday if a change to the school schedule is necessary. If no announcement is made, school will start on schedule.

If the schools are open, the Senior Center is open.

Lake Forest Park City Council work session and regular council meeting for Feb. 14 are cancelled.



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Storm cleanup: Power outages, blocked driveways, tree branches

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Power outages 9:53pm 2-13-19
By Diane Hettrick

As of 9:53pm Wednesday, Seattle City Light had only 16 outages in its entire service area.

13 of them are on this map. Each red dot represents one customer without power.

City Light expected to have the lights back on by midnight Wednesday.

We're reaching the end and starting to get back to normal.

Cities are plowing secondary and tertiary routes.

Waiting for AAA in North City
Photo by Ruben Rivera-Jackman
Small neighborhood streets are still a hazard.

I'm hearing stories of people stuck on their own block, trying to get to work.

A post office van slid and ended up in a front yard.

Vehicles were abandoned where they got stuck.

People whose roads were plowed had to dig out their driveways, which were blocked by huge dirty blocks of frozen ice and snow.

Some were trying to figure out how to find someone to dig them out, as they were not physically capable of moving the large blocks of snow or of climbing over them. Rain is coming and will melt a lot of the ice. (See WeatherWatcher)

City public works crews were weary from working 12 hour shifts in difficult terrain and snow.

Seattle City Light crews had to deal with downed trees and blown transformers as well as long hours and very challenging working conditions.

N 195th and Palatine in Hillwood
Photo by Lien Titus

Parking lot at Fred Meyer
Photo by Lee Lageschulte
Trees came down across roadways and branches fell on roofs. People are wondering how much damage was done to their houses and looking for arborists.

Events were disrupted and now everyone is trying to reschedule and let everyone know about the changed dates.

Not much garbage was picked up. People with Monday and Tuesday collection dates are two weeks behind. Recology set up a garbage collection site at Hamlin Park for those two collection days.

Fred Meyer plowed their parking lot. This pile of snow and ice may be on site for a while.

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If you left a vehicle in a school parking lot, it may be towed

Shorewood High School
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


School Parking Lots to be Plowed Today - Please clear any vehicles.

District maintenance crews crew have been working extremely hard to clean up lots and sidewalks each day.

Today we are bringing in a contractor to do a full clearing of all parking lots. The contractor, accompanied by our staff who will focus on clearing sidewalks of ice/slush, started at 10:30am and will work their way through the District until midnight (estimated) to finish up all schools.

Be sure to remove any vehicles parked in school lots. Vehicles left in the school lot may be subject to towing.


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Photo: Slush

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

The temperature was above freezing all day Tuesday and our 7 - 12 inches of snow is melting down. The roads are full of slush - ankle deep slushy ice water.

No wonder this pedestrian in Edmonds is hesitating on the street corner.



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Wednesday - open and closed and cancelled and rescheduled - and operating on normal schedule

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Photo by Pam Cross



City of Shoreline - All facilities will operate on normal schedules on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

Shoreline Schools - closed
We understand the strain the closures, delays and early releases we have had on our families and staff during this period of record snowfall. Please know that we never make these decisions lightly. The safety of our students, staff and families is always our paramount concern. To learn more about the process we undertake to make these decisions, click HERE.

Senior Center - closed - Valentine's Day celebration cancelled.
Due to the extreme weather and road conditions, the February 14th Valentine's Day Celebration and dance at Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center is cancelled. The event has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 21st from 11:45am - 1:00pm. Menu: Poached Salmon, Lemon n Leek Orzo Pasta, Romaine Orange Salad, Steamed Veggies, Champagne. Music by Swing Shift

Shoreline Community College - closed

Shoreline Chamber of Commerce February 13 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.

Shoreline Rotary - cancelled Wednesday morning, February 13th. We'll hope to see you next week - our guest speaker, King County Executive Dow Constantine, will be rescheduled for a different time.

Shoreline City Council's previously scheduled meetings with 32nd District Delegates in Olympia, Washington on February 13, 2019 have been cancelled.

Metro Transit - restoring most services
Starting at 4am Wednesday, King County Metro Transit will restore most bus service and shift operations to snow routes. Sign up now for transit alerts and on Wednesday morning, please visit MetroWinter.com to find the latest information about your route. Online updates are currently underway for over 200 bus routes and will be available for the Wednesday morning commute

Sounder Train: All trains are scheduled to operate regular service. Riders should arrive to the platform for on-time departure. Please use caution at all stations and bus stops. Be prepared for snow and ice on platforms, stairs and parking lots.

Garbage services - Republic in Lake Forest Park and Recology in Shoreline
Both have a bad habit of telling you they will not be collecting only after the day is over. So make your own guesses about whether you are going to schlep your bins out to the street on Wednesday. If you do, please position them so they won't fall over and won't impede any traffic.

Viaduct gets a snow day
Construction update: The winter storms have delayed the start of viaduct demolition, as well as a planned overnight closure on Aurora Avenue North.

LWVSC Feb 16 luncheon rescheduled to March 2, 11am -1:30pm, to honor our Democracy in Action Award recipient, Kristin Kelly, the current 7 women mayors of Snohomish County, and to see Debbie Dimitre portray Bertha Knight Landes, 1st woman mayor of Seattle, a major U.S. city.
Lunch is a Mexican Food Buffet for $25 at the Everett Legion Memorial Golf Club. New reservation deadline February 26. Contact Judy Chapman at judychwa.no3@gmail.com or use PayPal at www.lwvsnoho.org



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