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Washington State Sees Healthy Snowpack Levels
Washington State Sees Healthy Snowpack Levels
YAKIMA (AP) — Monitors say Washington state is starting the new year with much better snowpack levels than in previous years. The Capital Press reports that mountain snowpack was at 110 percent of normal as of Friday, compared to two years ago when several regions in the state were well below 100 percent...
Spokane River Snowpack Melting Because of Warm Nights
Spokane River Snowpack Melting Because of Warm Nights
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — About 14 percent of the Spokane River basin's mountain snowpack has melted away in recent weeks because of unseasonably warm nighttime temperatures. The Spokesman-Review reports that temperatures in the mountains have been 10 to 15 degrees warmer than usual at night...