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Snowplow truck hits and kills a pedestrian in Whatcom County

January 5, 2022, 7:37am Northwest

One person was killed and at least one other person was injured on icy roads across Whatcom County late Tuesday, Jan. 4. Read story

Washington’s Snoqualmie Pass sees most snowfall in 20 years

January 4, 2022, 12:54pm Northwest

Authorities say Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state has received the highest snowfall in 20 years as of Jan. 3. Read story

Motorists sit stranded on Interstate 95 in Northern, Va., on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Hundreds of motorists were stranded all night in snow and freezing temperatures along a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 after a crash involving six tractor-trailers in Virginia, where authorities were struggling Tuesday to reach them.

Hundreds stranded all night on snowy highway in Virginia

January 4, 2022, 10:20am Nation & World

Road crews struggled to reach hundreds of motorists on Tuesday after they were stranded all night in freezing temperatures along a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia where tractor-trailers jackknifed in the ice and snow, state police said. Read story

Storm brings 3-8 inches of snow to most of North Central Washington

January 4, 2022, 8:00am Northwest

Snowfall from Sunday to early Monday afternoon in North Central Washington ranged from 3 to 20 inches. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Our weather should calm down and warm up

January 4, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

Talk about wild and crazy weather Monday in the Pacific Northwest. Many locations west of the Cascades had heavy rain switching back to snow, mixed rain and snow, ice pellets and high winds to round things out. Locally, Vancouver had a high of 46 degrees at 12:13 a.m., then dropped… Read story

In this photo provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation, a truck is on its side after being blown over on Interstate 84 near a viewpoint in Cabbage Hill, Ore., Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Heavy snow and high winds forced officials to close dozens of state roads in eastern Oregon on Monday and Interstate 84 was shut down through the Columbia River Gorge, while blowing snow also closed a major road over the Cascade Mountains in Washington.

Heavy snow closes roads in Washington and Oregon

January 3, 2022, 1:25pm Latest News

Heavy snow and high winds forced officials to close dozens of state roads in eastern Oregon on Monday and Interstate 84 was shut down through the Columbia River Gorge, while blowing snow also closed a major road over the Cascade Mountains in Washington. Read story

Snow falls at the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.

School, work, travel can wait as snow blankets U.S. capital

January 3, 2022, 11:04am Nation & World

A winter storm packing heavy snow blew into the nation's capital Monday, closing government offices and schools and grounding the president's helicopter. As much as 10 inches of snow was forecast for the District of Columbia, northern Virginia and central Maryland. Read story