Dec 19th, 2008
by Scottso.
Of course it’s a snow day today, with all schools (far as we know at least) closed, kids at home and icy streets awaiting sleds.
Which also means: STREET CLOSURES due to snow and ice.
Here are two in the White Center area that we know of, courtesy King County Road Services:
CLOSED: The entrance to SR509 at [...]
Dec 15th, 2008
by Scottso.
The National Weather Service issued another winter storm watch Monday at 3:28pm, and this one looks like it could dump some real, heavy snow - 3-6 inches by Wednesday night!
The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Winter Storm Watch…which is in effect from late Tuesday night through late Wednesday night.
Heavy snow is likely [...]
Dec 14th, 2008
by Scottso.
Here’s some preliminary info on school closures/delays for the White Center area for Monday, Dec. 15th:
CLOSED MON. DEC. 15th:
Shorewood Christian School
STARTING 2 HOURS LATE:
Holy Family School
Best bet though is to access SchoolReport.org, which gets info directly from school districts.
OTHER SCHOOL CLOSURE SOURCES:
Seattle School District
Highline School District
KING-TV
KOMO News
KIRO-TV
Also, don’t forget to listen to an AM news [...]
Dec 14th, 2008
by Scottso.
Checking the roads and DOT webcams this morning shows that overall, most main Freeway roads are clear of snow and possibly passable - IF you have to get somewhere.
However, it looks like there’s plenty of black ice, so if you can, play it safe and stay home, make a snowman, and email your photo [...]
Dec 5th, 2008
by Scottso.
From our sister site The B-Town Blog comes this story, which definitely affects citizens of White Center:
Since we first posted this story (on Monday, Nov. 24th) regarding area residents complaints about increased noise from Sea-Tac Airports newly-opened third runway, we’ve received numerous emails, comments and even phone calls about it.
We can safely say that the [...]
Nov 20th, 2008
by Scottso.
Cascade Designs Lee Getzewich helps Explorer West Middle School students build snowshoes.
White Center’s Explorer West Middle School kicked off their winter outdoor program Tuesday Nov. 18th when the school’s 6th-grade students worked on a snowshoe construction project with Lee Getzewich, MSR Snowshoe Product Manager for Seattle-based outdoor gear manufacturer Cascade Designs, Inc.
This was the [...]
Aug 19th, 2008
by Scottso.
(okay, so we’re not even sure if “Autumnish” is a word but we like making new things up so bear with us) The National Weather Service has issued the following “Weather Advisory,” with wonderful phrases like “A powerful storm more typical of autumn will bring rain” and others that can just ruin whatever summer you’ve [...]