Update 9:05 a.m. We’ve measured 8.5 inches of total snow this morning, and some areas in Ballard have as much as 9 or 10 inches. With that much accumulation, even […]
Plows hard at work in Ballard
Update 10:30 p.m. We’re seeing a break in the snow right now, but the Weather Service says we should see another band move through before morning (keep an eye on […]
How not to play in the snow
We were driving on 77th near 15th Ave. and saw this dangerous scene: If you look closely, you can see someone holding onto the back bumper of the SUV. And […]
Absolute mess at Sea-Tac airport
Alaska, Horizon and Jet Blue have so far canceled all their flights due to the heavy snow and a shortage of de-icer. Thousands of people are stranded in nearby hotels […]
Snow far from over yet
4:30 p.m. update: Snow continues to fall with no signs of it letting up. The Doppler shows more snow in our future. We just measured and have an inch of […]
Farmers Market, many Ballard stores open
Believe it or not, the Ballard Farmers Market is open for business. About one third of the vendors were able to make it to Old Ballard. And most businesses are […]
Ballard awakens to deep snow, more ice
11:30 a.m. update: It’s on-again, off-again for the snow this morning. This is the first official day of winter and so far we have 4 to 7 inches of snow […]
Fire alarm sends residents out into the cold
Fire crews responded to 54th and Leary just before midnight for a fire alarm inside the new Canal Street condos. “Someone burned popcorn in a second floor unit,” wrote My […]
Heavy snow falls on Ballard
9:45 p.m. update: Falling heavily now, and we’ve measured just short of two inches of new snow here in East Ballard. This is shaping up to be one to remember, […]
Shopping craziness as storm approaches
4 p.m. update: As a big storm approaches, people are flooding stores in a last-minute attempt to stock up on supplies and buy holiday gifts. This was the scene at […]
‘Dangerous storm’ moving in
It’s been quite a week for meteorologists: first, they miss a snow forecast by a day, but are later vindicated (sort of) when the storm paralyzes the city with ice […]
Sleds replace cars on Phinney Ridge roads
It takes just a little common sense to know to avoid some of the steeper, ice-covered roads coming down Phinney Ridge. But SDOT put a closed sign on 65th just […]
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