Pet parrot found in the snow
My Ballard reader Giselle just sent us this email with these photos: “Sunday morning this was the scene in our North Beach garden. Yes, it’s a parrot!” she writes, calling …
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Bouncing on the roads Monday night
8:30 p.m. update: We took a quick drive around Ballard, and 15th Ave. is the best of the bunch, plowed down to the pavement. There was even a plow de-icing …
Small power outage restored in Ballard
5:20 p.m. update: City Light now says they’ve restored power to 1,596 customers scattered around a wide portion of Ballard. The cause is unknown, although My Ballard reader J.D. reported …
Hikers, skiers enjoy the beautiful day
4 p.m. update: The snow is slowly melting with the sun and the above-freezing temperatures. But it’s 33 degrees right now, and dropping. A simply beautiful scene across Ballard this …
Slipping, sliding and falling cars
In the parking lot between QFC and Walgreens at 15th and 85th: “Ooops, guess that’s not a driveway,” quips My Ballard reader Jim, who sent us the photo. True enough, …
Your amazing photos of the snow
We’ve received quite a few photos from My Ballard readers in our email over the last few days, like this one on Market St. from Wayne Buck:
We’ve already posted a few, but here are many more for your viewing pleasure. (And please keep them coming to tips@myballard.com). Bet you’ve never seen Ballard like this before. Click below to see the list…
Another very difficult morning commute
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 …
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 …