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A snowplow travels Northeast Leverich Park Way in Vancouver late Thursday morning, Feb. 23, 2023.

Winter weather crashes block freeways in Clark County, Portland

A snowplow travels Northeast Leverich Park Way in Vancouver late Thursday morning, Feb. 23, 2023.

February 23, 2023, 2:30pm Clark County News Free

Clark County woke up to more snow and very cold temperatures Thursday morning after a late winter storm arrived in the Northwest. Traffic on both bridges was blocked by crashes, Interstate 5 saw a series of jackknifed semis and travel got worse as the morning continued.  Read story

The area where Interstate 5 and I-84 meet up is covered in snow on Thrusday, Feb. 23,2023 in Portland, Ore. Portland received nearly a foot of snow Wednesday.

Winter storms sow more chaos, shut down much of Portland

The area where Interstate 5 and I-84 meet up is covered in snow on Thrusday, Feb. 23,2023 in Portland, Ore. Portland received nearly a foot of snow Wednesday.

February 23, 2023, 2:25pm Latest News

Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday, shutting down much of Portland with almost a foot of snow and paralyzing travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains. Read story

Living Hope Church's winter shelter, as pictured last winter, provides a warm place for people experiencing homelessness to stay overnight.

Clark County emergency shelter system mobilizes for people living outside

Living Hope Church's winter shelter, as pictured last winter, provides a warm place for people experiencing homelessness to stay overnight.

February 23, 2023, 1:48pm Clark County News

In the face of an unexpected winter storm, Clark County’s emergency shelters successfully opened up Wednesday night to give people living outside a warm place to sleep. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Skies should clear today, but the cold will remain

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 23, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

What a head-shaking situation we are in as I write this column Wednesday. Snow is falling everywhere around the county, from 4 to 8 inches in our foothills to a couple inches in Battle Ground and higher-elevation areas around Camas. Read story

A man throws a tennis ball for his dog Wednesday at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Parade Grounds. The National Weather Service issued a wind chill advisory until noon Thursday. Forecasters say wind gusts of 25 to 30 mph could drive the wind chill into single digits Thursday morning.

Snow blankets Clark County

A man throws a tennis ball for his dog Wednesday at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Parade Grounds. The National Weather Service issued a wind chill advisory until noon Thursday. Forecasters say wind gusts of 25 to 30 mph could drive the wind chill into single digits Thursday morning.

February 22, 2023, 5:10pm Clark County News Free

Officials warn of treacherous ice and single-digit wind chill Thursday morning in Clark County after snow blanketed the area Wednesday. Read story

Snow plows move snow from I-35W southbound, seen from the 42nd St. Bridge, as the metro and much of the state prepares for a winter storm, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Minneapolis. Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home.

Massive winter storm brings snow, strong winds, frigid cold

Snow plows move snow from I-35W southbound, seen from the 42nd St. Bridge, as the metro and much of the state prepares for a winter storm, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Minneapolis. Brutal winter weather bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold settled over much of the northern U.S. on Wednesday, shutting down roadways, closing schools and businesses and prompting dire warnings for people to stay home.

February 22, 2023, 1:50pm Latest News

A brutal winter storm knocked out power in California, closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming and prompted more than 1,200 flight cancellations Wednesday — and the worst won't be over for several days. Read story

People work on a damaged building, in Mananjary district, Madagascar, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023 after cyclone Freddy reached Madagascar. A slightly weakened Cyclone Freddy has made landfall in Madagascar, where schools, businesses and public transportation were shut down ahead of its arrival. Freddy was packing winds gusting to 180 kilometers per hour, or about 111 miles per hour, as it came ashore in a nation already hit in January by a tropical storm that killed at least 30 people.

Weakened Cyclone Freddy batters Madagascar, killing 4

People work on a damaged building, in Mananjary district, Madagascar, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023 after cyclone Freddy reached Madagascar. A slightly weakened Cyclone Freddy has made landfall in Madagascar, where schools, businesses and public transportation were shut down ahead of its arrival. Freddy was packing winds gusting to 180 kilometers per hour, or about 111 miles per hour, as it came ashore in a nation already hit in January by a tropical storm that killed at least 30 people.

February 22, 2023, 8:58am Nation & World

A weakened Cyclone Freddy which pummeled Madagascar Tuesday night with heavy rains and strong destructive winds, killing four people, is continuing to wreak havoc in the southwest of the Indian Ocean nation. Read story

Skagit County did not reach threshold for emergency declaration for December flooding

February 22, 2023, 7:53am Northwest

The Federal Emergency Management Agency informed Skagit County that flooding in late December did not meet the damage threshold required for a declaration of emergency. Read story

Rainy weather in Clark County on Tuesday is expected to give way to freezing temperatures and snow at the week progresses.

Parts of Clark County might see snow through Thursday

Rainy weather in Clark County on Tuesday is expected to give way to freezing temperatures and snow at the week progresses.

February 21, 2023, 4:58pm Clark County News

Parts of Clark County might see up to an inch of snow through Thursday, but it’s still a mystery as to when and where the snow will fall and stick. Read story

David Smith shovels the sidewalk as the first snow falls ahead of a winter storm on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Sioux Falls, S.D. A wide swath of the Upper Midwest is bracing for a historic winter storm. The system is expected to bury parts of the region in 2 feet of snow, create dangerous blizzard conditions and bring along bitter cold temperatures.

Upper Midwest braces for blizzard, nearly 2 feet of snow

David Smith shovels the sidewalk as the first snow falls ahead of a winter storm on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Sioux Falls, S.D. A wide swath of the Upper Midwest is bracing for a historic winter storm. The system is expected to bury parts of the region in 2 feet of snow, create dangerous blizzard conditions and bring along bitter cold temperatures.

February 21, 2023, 2:25pm Nation & World

A monster winter storm took aim at the Upper Midwest on Tuesday, threatening to bring blizzard conditions, bitterly cold temperatures and 2 feet of snow in a three-day onslaught that could affect more than 40 million Americans. Read story