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 […]
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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 […]
Ballard Locks closes lawns, gardens
The snow-covered lawns at the Carl S. English, Jr. Botanical Garden next to the Ballard Locks are roped off with yellow caution tape. Turns out, people were sledding and trampling […]
Morning drivers to face icy conditions
11 p.m. update: If you’ve walked outside, you’ve noticed the blistering cold weather and suddenly icy conditions: walkways and roadways that were once packed snow are now hard, slick surfaces. […]
Snow helps some, hurts other Ballard businesses
The threat of snow followed by a verifiable snow event today is a mixed blessing for Ballard businesses. We just returned from a walk around Ballard Ave. and Market St., […]
Metro plans to reduce service, cancel routes
1:45 p.m. update: A message from King County Metro Transit: “In order to safely transport as many passengers as possible, King County Metro Transit will be focusing on core service […]
Snow photos from nearby neighborhoods
12:45 p.m. update: The snow is still falling, and the wind is kicking up, which is creating mini-blizzards as snow falls from trees and rooftops. We drove through Ballard’s surrounding […]
Adams Elementary playground meeting canceled
The meeting scheduled tonight at Adams Elementary school to pick the playground equipment has been canceled. The meeting will be rescheduled for sometime the beginning of January. We’ll post an […]
Driving conditions worsening as snow still falls
10:05 a.m. update: Snow is still falling and the accumulations are starting to stack up. Nearly two inches now in East Ballard. (Let us know how much snow you have […]
Snow finally falls around Ballard
7:45 a.m. update: It’s snowing steadily again, and the morning commute is a big mess (520 is shut down, 405 is stopped, I-5 is a sheet of ice.) Here in […]
Forecasters miss by hours and inches
10:15 p.m. update: Still no snow yet, but the latest forecast from KING 5’s Jeff Renner begins with the exclamation, “Not over yet!” The general consensus is 1 to 3 […]
2 to 6 inches of snow expected
Update: The National Weather Service says a significant snow event is in the forecast for Wednesday, bringing 2 to 6 inches of snow to the Puget Sound lowlands (see .pdf […]
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