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Vehicles are piled up after a fatal crash on Interstate 35 near Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.  The massive crash involving 75 to 100 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate killed some and injured others, police said, as a winter storm dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow on parts of the U.S.

6 killed in 130-vehicle pileup on icy Texas interstate

Vehicles are piled up after a fatal crash on Interstate 35 near Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.  The massive crash involving 75 to 100 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate killed some and injured others, police said, as a winter storm dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow on parts of the U.S.

February 11, 2021, 3:30pm Nation & World

A massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate left at least six people dead and dozens injured Thursday amid a winter storm that dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow on parts of the U.S. Read story

Crews from Clark County Public Works Department are gearing up for the possibility of severe winter weather, as seen Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2021.

Many school districts cancel classes as beginning of winter storm arrives

Crews from Clark County Public Works Department are gearing up for the possibility of severe winter weather, as seen Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2021.

February 11, 2021, 11:12am Clark County News

A number of Clark County school districts are closing in anticipation of wild wintry weather expected to hit later today. Read story

A woman takes pictures of icicles on a jetty at the Afsluitdijk, a dike separating IJsselmeer inland sea, and the Wadden Sea, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The deep freeze gripping parts of Europe served up fun and frustration with heavy snow cutting power to some 37,000 homes in central Slovakia.

European deep freeze serves up fun, frustrations and danger

A woman takes pictures of icicles on a jetty at the Afsluitdijk, a dike separating IJsselmeer inland sea, and the Wadden Sea, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The deep freeze gripping parts of Europe served up fun and frustration with heavy snow cutting power to some 37,000 homes in central Slovakia.

February 11, 2021, 8:36am Nation & World

Three workers in a boat hacked away at ice Thursday to create a watery barrier around the Dutch prime minister’s office, while others in the Netherlands tentatively tested the frozen surfaces of lakes and canals to see if they were safe to skate on. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Hang on to your hat, a wintry mess is blowing in

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

February 11, 2021, 6:00am Clark County News

Today we get our first shot of real winter weather. As I write this Wednesday afternoon, nothing is a slam dunk. I can tell you cold east winds are here today and will clash with Pacific moisture. I expect as temperatures drop to freezing, we could see areas of freezing… Read story

Homeless shelters in Clark County will expand to help the homeless as a winter storm approaches — despite the pandemic.

Clark County homeless shelters prepare for winter blast; many ways to help

Homeless shelters in Clark County will expand to help the homeless as a winter storm approaches — despite the pandemic.

February 10, 2021, 6:21pm Churches & Religion

When there’s a severe weather notice in the area, shelters around Clark County spring into action. Read story

LEADOPTION Richard Harris of the Clark County Public Works Department walks past trucks used for plowing and deicing streets as crews get ready for the possibility of snow accumulation Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2021.

Wild winter weather set to hit metro area starting Thursday afternoon

LEADOPTION Richard Harris of the Clark County Public Works Department walks past trucks used for plowing and deicing streets as crews get ready for the possibility of snow accumulation Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2021.

February 10, 2021, 3:25pm Clark County News

An unusually mild winter will be taking a wild turn on Thursday as an arctic air mass collides with an incoming Pacific storm directly over the Portland-Vancouver metro area. Read story

The National Weather Service has issues a winter storm watch for Southwest Washington.

Weather Service issues winter storm watch for heavy snow in Clark County

The National Weather Service has issues a winter storm watch for Southwest Washington.

February 9, 2021, 4:02pm Clark County News

After days of uncertainty, forecasters have gone all-in on their forecast for winter weather later this week with predictions of up to 6 inches of snow and possible freezing rain. Read story

This photograph provided by Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) shows ITBP personnel use torches to gain access inside a tunnel to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped inside Tuesday in the Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, India.

Workers, families search for survivors, in deadly India flood

This photograph provided by Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) shows ITBP personnel use torches to gain access inside a tunnel to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped inside Tuesday in the Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, India.

February 9, 2021, 3:50pm Nation & World

As hundreds of rescue workers scoured muck-filled ravines and valleys on Tuesday looking for survivors after the sudden collapse of a Himalayan glacier, distraught relatives gathered at the disaster site to search for family members, almost resigned to the likelihood they were dead. Read story

Skiers wearing protective face mask ski as Sahara sand colours the snow and the sky in orange and creates a special light atmosphere, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Alpine resort of Anzere, Switzerland, on Saturday, 6 February 2021.

Plume of Sahara dust caused spike in European air pollution

Skiers wearing protective face mask ski as Sahara sand colours the snow and the sky in orange and creates a special light atmosphere, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Alpine resort of Anzere, Switzerland, on Saturday, 6 February 2021.

February 9, 2021, 7:55am Nation & World

A plume of Sahara dust that has blanketed parts of southern and central Europe in recent days caused a short, sharp spike in air pollution across the region, researchers said Tuesday. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Uncertainties abound as cold spell evolves locally

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

February 9, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News

As I write this column late Monday afternoon there are uncertainties in the next 48 to 72 hours as our cold spell evolves. Cold air east of the Rockies and in Canada that we have been chatting about the past week is on the move southward and most importantly, slightly… Read story