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Snow, Snow Go Away!

Snow blankets Smokey Point at the height of the storms

After four separate winter blasts in a week, City staff is now working to dig out neighborhood streets and prevent localized flooding from blocked storm drains.

The City's three plows were out 24 hours a day for 10 days to clear the remnants of Mother Nature's wrath off of primary arterials and main streets. Two additional plows worked to keep the Airport's runways open through part of the storm. Many locations in town reported snow accumulation of over 2 feet. Arlington, WA Police responded to 25 collisions in those 10 days.

Local residents will still see crews using plows and trucks to clear snow off of storm drains to prevent localized flooding. If you see a loca...