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Weather & Climate

Weather Eye: Next 2 weeks forecast to be warmer, drier than average

January 11, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

We may as well review December’s rainfall from around the area before time runs away from us. Rob Starr, Cougar, 19.75 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 8.95 inches; Judy Darke, Felida, 6.87 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 7.12 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 10.94 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 8.82 inches;… Read story

Burn bans in effect in Yakima

January 10, 2022, 8:06pm Northwest

Burn bans are in effect in Yakima County, Ellensburg and on the Yakama Reservation to reduce pollution. Read story

State Highway 504 closed near Toutle

January 10, 2022, 7:24pm Clark County News

A large sinkhole is shutting down state Highway 504 at milepost 13.5 near Tower Road east of Toutle. The Washington State Department of Transportation is telling drivers on the road they’ll need to take an alternate route and expect delays until further notice. Read story

Some Thurston County roads closed due to flooding

January 10, 2022, 7:05pm Northwest

Several roads across Thurston County were still closed Monday morning due to widespread flooding, mostly in the Chehalis River and surrounding creeks. Read story

Parts of New England to see extreme cold, closures this week

January 10, 2022, 1:56pm Nation & World

The New England states are bracing for extreme cold that is already closing some schools and threatening the power grid this week. Read story

Semitrucks are seen parked near Interstate 90 in Ellensburg, Wash., on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. The Snoqualmie Pass remained closed as of Friday due hazardous driving conditions.

Mountain pass highway reopened in Washington state

Semitrucks are seen parked near Interstate 90 in Ellensburg, Wash., on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. The Snoqualmie Pass remained closed as of Friday due hazardous driving conditions.

January 10, 2022, 10:17am Latest News

The main east-west highway in Washington state reopened over the mountain passes after being closed for almost four days due to a winter storm that made travel too dangerous. Read story

A semitruck takes an exit off Interstate 90 in Ellensburg, Wash., Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. As of Friday, both Snoqualmie and Blewett passes were expected to be closed through Sunday due to heavy snow in the area.

Snoqualmie Pass is open with two narrow lanes to freight travel after more than three days of closure

A semitruck takes an exit off Interstate 90 in Ellensburg, Wash., Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. As of Friday, both Snoqualmie and Blewett passes were expected to be closed through Sunday due to heavy snow in the area.

January 10, 2022, 7:52am Business

Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass, Washington’s main east-west artery, opened Sunday evening after being closed for nearly four days by a major winter storm. Read story

An Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville, Illinois, was damaged by a tornado on Dec. 10, 2021.

December tornadoes on the rise as ‘tornado alley’ appears to shift east

An Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville, Illinois, was damaged by a tornado on Dec. 10, 2021.

January 9, 2022, 5:51pm Nation & World

Few people expect tornadoes in December, let alone one strong enough to collapse the 11-inch-thick concrete walls of a sprawling, new Amazon warehouse. Read story

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

Weather Eye: A boring week for weather watchers, storm chasers

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

January 9, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Whew, what weather we had last week. Fortunately, here in Clark County, we were only brushed by the icy cold, heavy rains and flooding. Sure, we had some impacts, but nothing like the rest of the Evergreen State. Read story

California has topped last season’s rainfall. Will trend continue in 2022?

January 9, 2022, 6:02am Nation & World

California begins the new year in much better shape for escaping its drought thanks to a massive October atmospheric river and wet December that delivered more rain and snow so far than the state saw in all of its last paltry precipitation season. Read story