State patrol responds to hundreds of crashes after winter storm
Feb 22, 2018, 5:43 AM | Updated: 1:10 pm
Hundreds of crashes were reported in the hours during and after a storm that brought snow and ice to Western Washington.
Trooper Heather Axtman says state patrol responded to 185 crashes in 24 hours in Snohomish, Skagit, Island, and Whatcom counties.
Trooper Brooke Bova reported there were 110 crashes from 10 p.m. Wednesday to 10 a.m. Thursday in Pierce and Thurston counties.
Trooper Rick Johnson reported the state patrol responded to 20 crashes in King County overnight. That didn’t include the Thursday morning commute.
Trooper Will Finn reported the state patrol responded to 14 crashes in 12 hours — 5 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The Washington State Department of Transportation said crews have been out all night treating roads.
All of the weather stations in the Seattle area at 6 a.m. reported temperatures below freezing, according to the National Weather Service. Thursday’s high wasn’t expected to hit 40 degrees.
Though much of Seattle received a trace to 1 inch of snow, the South Sound area got up to 4 inches of snow.
According to the National Weather Service, Lakewood received at least 3 inches of snow. West Federal Way and Northwest Tacoma received between 2.5 inches and 3 inches of snow.
Commuters should expect another bout of lowland snow to arrive just in time for the Friday afternoon commute. (Read more)
