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Forecasted winter weather brings temporary closure of SR 20 North Cascades Highway

November 2, 2017 by Methow Valley News

Forecasted winter weather brings temporary closure of SR 20 North Cascades Highway

From WSDOT: DIABLO – For the second time during this snowy fall, State Route 20/North Cascades Highway will temporarily close for the safety of crews and travelers due to forecasted overnight and weekend snow, along with an increased risk of avalanches. Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close the gates at milepost 134 […]

Filed Under: LATEST NEWS Tagged With: Highway 20, North Cascades Highway, Snow

Heavy snows will delay opening of N. Cascades Highway

March 31, 2017 by Methow Valley News

The snowpack giveth, and the snowpack taketh away.

An unusually massive accumulation of snow on the North Cascades Scenic Highway corridor will delay the opening of that vital tourism route to motor traffic until possibly as …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Highway 20, North Cascades Highway, Snow

February snow accumulations brighten outlook for summer water

March 8, 2017 by Methow Valley News

After an unusually cold and dry January, February brought a bounty of snow that made the water outlook a lot brighter throughout Washington. “We picked up good snow in most places,” said Scott Pattee, water supply specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. What looked like a “dismal snow year” in January turned around last […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Snow, water, Weather

Road warriors

February 15, 2017 by Methow Valley News

Josh Morgan was at work by 5 a.m., waiting his turn in the garage to thaw out his plow truck so he could load it with sand and, still long before first light, head out to plow Twisp River Road.

Morgan and his five fellow plow operators were summoned to work an hour earlier than usual last Thursday (Feb. 9) as Dallas Darwood …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Okanogan County Public Works, Snow

North Cascades snowpack readings holding steady; dry spell forecast

January 26, 2017 by Methow Valley News

Despite dumping plentiful snow on valley floors, recent storms haven’t boosted the snowpack in local mountains as much as people might expect.

“Even though we’re getting really good valley snow, it’s disproportionate to …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Snow, Weather

Early snowpack a promising ‘jumpstart’

January 5, 2017 by Methow Valley News

The outlook for a good summer water supply in 2017 looks promising as the new year gets underway with a healthy snowpack accumulating in the North Cascades.

At Hart’s Pass northwest of the Methow Valley, the SNOTEL snowpack-monitoring site measured …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Methow Watershed, Snow, water

Record high temperatures cause major runoff in NW

May 13, 2016 by Methow Valley News

April produced record high temperatures throughout the entire Pacific Northwest, causing much of the remaining snowpack to melt and run off, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Over 80 percent of all SNOTEL (snowpack measurement) sites with at least 15 years of data set new melt rate records for April …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: drought, flooding, Snow, Twisp River Fire

High temperatures melt previous optimism about summer water supplies

April 28, 2016 by Methow Valley News

The hefty mountain snowpack that blanketed mountains around the Methow Valley at the beginning of April has rapidly melted away during the warm weather of recent weeks.

On April 1, the snowpack in the upper Columbia River basin, which…

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Department of Ecology, drought, flooding, Snow

Heavy runoff and sediment cause minor flooding, road closures around valley

April 8, 2016 by Methow Valley News

Melting snow and saturated soils in parts of the Methow Valley have spawned new streams, caused small mudslides, and washed out roads that became inundated when culverts became clogged with sediment and an unusually high volume of water. One section of Rendezvous Road was so wet last week that a new culvert floated in the saturated ground and had to be weighed down …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Carlton Complex Fire, flooding, Okanogan County Emergency Management, Snow, Twisp River Fire

Rain, warm temperatures threaten statewide snowpack

March 11, 2016 by Methow Valley News

Rain, warm temperatures threaten statewide snowpack

While the statewide snowpack remains healthy, warmer-than-normal temperatures and lots of rain in recent weeks are quickly melting lower and mid-elevation snow and could pose the risk of spring flooding if the warm, wet trend continues.

“Overall snowpack [statewide] is at 101 percent of normal. We’re feeling pretty good about that considering we’re coming into mid-March,” said Scott Pattee …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: flooding, Snow, water

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