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Just as quickly as we were hit with cold weather and snow, a warm front has come through...something called a "Pineapple Express". You would think we would be excited to see the snow melt and enjoy the 40+ temperatures but we now have new problems.
This the awning in the front of our place. It had about two feet of snow on it yesterday. It all melted in less than a day.
We are still missing a lot of school. We were able to go for part of a day yesterday. We had a glimpse of normalcy and our students could see that their teachers do still exist. We were also able to finish up some Christmas activities and put some finality to 2008. When we left school yesterday, we were told we would be having a "Two Hour Late Start" for the rest of the week. We like that because those days count and we don't have to make them up later.
By this morning, things had changed drastically and our school district was closed once again. Ours and most of the surrounding districts as well. I would say almost all of the Spokane districts were closed, too.
There are two big dangers. One is the little ones trying to walk to school. The roads are slushy and icy at the same time. I'm betting the buses would have a terrible time on our rural roads as well. The other real danger is the weight of the snow on school roofs. All of the roofs were inspected at the beginning of the week and passed the tests. However, with the "Great Melt" and the almost two inches of rain we are supposed to get, everything is much much heavier. Today was spent hiring crews to come in a shovel off our school roofs. Most of our district will start back on a late start tomorrow. One school is still having trouble. This was taken from our district web page...yes, you are reading it right. They have called in the NATIONAL GUARD!
Thursday, January 8
2 Hour Late Start for
MLHS, MLAHS, MLMS, Hallett & MLES
Michael Anderson Elementary School Only will be Closed Thursday for the National Guard to remove snow and ice from the roof.
Friday, January 9
2 Hour Late Start for
All Medical Lake Schools
Shannon and I noticed that our landlord also hired some people to clean off some roofs around here, too. Whew! The side roads around here were awful. Shannon didn't make it to school but was in contact with her professors and was able to stay caught up today.
Scott, on the other hand, was planning to come home from Seattle today. All of the passes through the mountains are closed. Flooding and avalanches on the roads have made them impassable.
Scott, on the other hand, was planning to come home from Seattle today. All of the passes through the mountains are closed. Flooding and avalanches on the roads have made them impassable.
From the Department of Transportation:
Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass remains closed from milepost 33 near North Bend to milepost 106 near Ellensburg due to extreme avalanche danger, flooding & washouts along the route. The Pass will remain closed at least until Thursday morning when crews will reassess conditions. Updates will be provided when details are available.
Hopefully, he can make it home tomorrow.
A little good news! Our reindeer is beginning to make another appearance!
Before:
After:
Probably time to put my skis away and get the snorkle and fins out!
2 comments:
So glad to see those antlers again! Maybe someday we will see grass or dirt!
With that kind of snow I understand the grocery shopping. Thanks for dropping by.
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