Snow has blanketed Clark County, prompting some local school districts to call off Thursday classes.
So far the Vancouver, Evergreen and Ridgefield school districts have announced that there will be no school for their students on Thursday.
The Portland-Vancouver metro will likely see snowfall increase until about midnight, according to the National Weather Service. Snowfall began late this afternoon. Forecasters expected 2 to 5 inches of snow, with the greatest accumulation in the southern metro area.
Officials cautioned commuters that snowfall could lead to possibly treacherous driving conditions this evening. There have been multiple reports of cars sliding off the roadways on state Highway 14 in Clark County, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.
The weather service recommended motorists carry emergency supplies in their vehicles and avoid unnecessary travel.
The Christmas Ships parade on the Columbia and Willamette rivers was canceled for this evening. C-Tran also cancelled its service.
This afternoon, organizers of a candlelight vigil in Vancouver’s Esther Short Park to honor the 20 schoolchildren killed in Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting four years ago said that the vigil was off because of the weather. It had been set for 6:30 p.m. beneath the bell tower.
YWCA Clark County is closed. Emergency assistance is still available at 800-695-0167.
Evening activities with Educational Opportunities for Children and Families Head Start and Early Childhood Education and Assistance programs in Clark County have been canceled.
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