Beyond Everett PUD crews working on 20th St NE in Lake Stevens Thursday Lake Stevens and the surrounding areas were hit hard by the “Bomb Cyclone.” Crews have been working in and around Lake Stevens with minimal success One-half to one-third of all outages in Snohomish County the past couple of days have been in this area 33,000 homes in the area were without power Friday evening map of homes still without power Many in Lake Stevens lost power between 4:40 and 5 p.m For those without natural gas or a backup generator The winds gusts weren’t as bad as past years but wind blew in a different direction than normal (west to east) This caused trees and powerlines to go down it didn’t look as bad as many past storms What was different this time around was a very slow response the PUD seemed to respond quickly (20 minutes to 2 hours) but something was different this time around It’s unclear if it was the nature of the repairs For those watching the outage maps and messages with most work not starting until Thursday afternoon certainly not due to the quantity of outages most residents could order rapid Amazon deliveries but they couldn’t charge their phones The biggest problem was heat and darkness Many homes without fireplaces  got down to 53-degrees inside Many used their camping stoves or outdoor grills to cook and many will have their freezer items ruined as well One resident who had power set up an impromptu drive-by “charging station.” Lake Stevens residents will be able to keep the lights on My Everett News is a hyperlocal news website featuring news and events in Everett We also cover City of Everett information and items of interest to those who live My Everett News is an independent news site featuring covering breaking news & events in Everett We cover City of Everett info for those who live — A 56-year-old Arlington man was arrested last week in connection to the murder of a California woman who was found dead in Lake Stevens Snohomish County deputies were dispatched to the 11800 block of 84th St not far from BrewBakers Brewery in Lake Stevens after a neighbor mowing grass called 911 after a foul smell led him to a body The neighbor led the deputies to some bushes where they saw what appeared to be the naked body of a woman Deputies requested detectives from the Snohomish County Major Crimes Unit Snohomish County Search and Rescue Man Trackers were called in to look for possible activity by humans or animals investigators determined that it appeared the 37-year-old woman was dumped in the brush after dying elsewhere according to a Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office arrest document and a brush appeared to be pulled over the body The body was collected by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office Fingerprints were taken and sent to the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab which led to the victim being identified as 37-year-old Katie McQueen of Mariposa and DNA swabs collected from McQueen’s wrist matched that of a 56-year-old man with previous convictions for murdering a Washington woman and sexually assaulting a child who eventually told them he met the victim at a bus stop and agreed to pay her $20 for sex where he told her he was a registered sex offender He said this admission led her to punch him in the nose when the man was unable to have sex with the woman according to a probable cause for arrest document Deputies arrested the 56-year-old man for suspicion of second-degree murder MYNORTHWEST NEWS 11:45 AM | Updated: Oct 12 The northern lights can be seen from a neighborhood in Lake Stevens late on Thursday BY JULIA DALLAS Washington residents had a chance to see the dazzling phenomenon that is the northern lights Thursday night and they didn’t disappoint there was another chance to see them Friday night The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted a level 3 geomagnetic storm again Friday night the storm will continue to diminish into the weekend A G3 Watch remains in effect for 11 Oct as CME effects continue to diminish. A G1 Watch is in place for 12 Oct due to lingering effects. Stay up to date with the latest aurora forecast at https://t.co/Z2haj3XhDP. pic.twitter.com/0NdxMpQqEy — NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (@NWSSWPC) October 11, 2024 a geomagnetic storm is a temporary disturbance of the Earth’s atmosphere caused by solar wind When the energized particles reach Earth’s magnetic field they interact with gases in the atmosphere to create those different colored lights in the sky The National Weather Service Seattle posted several photos Thursday night, including one from the vantage point of its office and another one in Kirkland — NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) October 11, 2024 More weather: Western WA does not have to worry about hurricanes, just bomb cyclones KIRO Newsradio’s Sam Campbell also captured a photo of the lights in Lake Stevens late Thursday night “Geomagnetic activity can vary considerably during storm progression with intermittent periods of escalation or weakening as the major disturbance in the solar wind continues,” NOAA stated moved over New York to north Iowa and Washington Thursday night This is the aurora prediction for Thursday To best view the lights, Aurora Academy’s website suggested fans head outside of the city Rainier National Park and the North Cascades National Park It also said the best time to view the lights in the Seattle-area was from 10 p.m NOAA also advises those who hope to see the northern lights to get away from city lights The best viewing time is usually within an hour or two before or after midnight and the agency says the best occasions are around the spring and fall equinoxes due to the way the solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field The last notable geomagnetic activity was Sept Local news: Another earthquake hits Pacific Northwest bringing total to 87 in past month The sun sends more than heat and light to Earth — it sends energy and charged particles known as the solar wind But sometimes that solar wind becomes a storm The sun’s outer atmosphere occasionally “burps” out huge bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections The Earth’s magnetic field shields us from much of it but particles can travel down the magnetic field lines along the north and south poles and into Earth’s atmosphere When the particles interact with the gases in our atmosphere they can produce light — blue and purple from nitrogen Dahl said this storm generated a particularly vibrant display when it hit because the orientation of the storm’s magnetism lined up well with the Earth’s Solar activity increases and decreases in a cycle that last about 11 years The sun appears to be near the peak of that cycle the sun shot out its biggest flare in almost two decades That came days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and triggered auroras in unaccustomed places across the Northern Hemisphere Dahl said we remain “in the grip” of the solar maximum and it isn’t likely to start to fade until early 2026 “We’re in for more of the experiences we had last night,” he said If you capture some spring pictures or do get to see the northern lights, please share your photos with MyNorthwest on our Share With Us page Editors note: This story was originally published on Oct It has been updated and republished multiple times since then Contributing: The Associated Press; Steve Coogan Julia Dallas is a content editor at MyNorthwest. You can read her stories here. Follow Julia on X here and email her here Tens of thousands of customers throughout Western Washington were out of power for hours after strong wind gusts hit the region early Wednesday more than 120,000 customers throughout Western Washington were out of power At least 5,800 customers in the region were still without power as of 6:30 p.m Winds peaked at 90 mph in Crystal Mountain on Wednesday morning while Tacoma and Oak Harbor saw 60 mph winds Sea-Tac Airport and Boeing Field recorded winds at 55 mph An atmospheric river Tuesday night also swelled some of the highest tides of the year for some parts of the Puget Sound with the boardwalk of West Seattle’s Alki Beach splashed by 14-foot waves The northern reach of Seattle’s South Park neighborhood saw substantial flooding Wednesday morning the president of Antaeus Foundation Equipment a company that rents heavy equipment for deep foundations said he and his employees spent most of Tuesday until 10 p.m moving things out of the places water tends to accumulate “It’s either that or you lose thousands of dollars in parts,” he said White said he was waiting for the water to recede and hoped the trucks that were scheduled for loading and unloading could still make it for the day Standing water had blocked some ramps and freeway lanes throughout the region throughout Wednesday morning Multiple ferry runs were canceled due to weather conditions, with services largely returning to normal by Wednesday afternoon. Many school districts, including Federal Way, Fife, Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, Monroe, Orting, Peninsula and White River, had a two-hour delay. Some schools, such as Centennial Middle School and Machias Elementary in the Snohomish School District and several in Federal Way, closed due to power outages. A warm front moving northward Thursday will bring another round of lighter rain in the lowland, the weather service said. Seattle Times staff reporters Paige Cornwell and Amanda Zhou contributed to this report. The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times. Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser! The fierce storm that ripped through Snohomish County starting around 9:45 last ni… Subscribe to The Journal 425 to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. UPDATE: Ten minutes after publishing, power returned at the J425 World Headquarters in West Lake Stevens. PUD outage maps show \u2014 as discussed below \u2014 that a large portion of the Frontier Village grid was restored. Over 2,500 homes regained power in this latest patch. - KTH The fierce storm that ripped through Snohomish County starting around 9:45 last ni\u2026 It was a matchup of reigning state champions — the Lions as Class 6A champions of Oregon and Lake Stevens the Class 4A champions of Washington The Lions remained undefeated after their first four games while the Vikings dropped to 3-1 Northwest high school football: West Linn rules region again, 3 takeaways TODD SHURTLEFF, SBLIVE SPORTSTodd Shurtleff is the Director of Photography and Special Projects for SBLive Sports But we like to wait until we’ve got enough juicy tidbits stacked up to make the very best use of your time we’ve been busy compiling all the latest development info in the greater Lake Stevens area…we’ve hit the locations on foot and sent the drone up to provide you with a bird’s eye view…we’ve also tracked down the key documents links and rumors necessary to arm you with all of the latest 425-based development info Whiskey Ridge development. J425 photos. A little over 15 months ago, J425 reported that over a thousands new homes designed to house an estimated 12,000 new residents were headed for the area known as Whiskey Ridge (just west of SR-9 and north of Soper Hill Road).  We returned to the area yesterday to check in on the progress of development and were greeted by a thicket of $850K new construction homes, popping up like dandelions in an unmowed yard.  Check out our article from 2023 on the history of this area – governed by the City of Marysville but the children are headed to the Lake Stevens School District THIS IS WHAT A THOUSAND HOUSES LOOKS LIKEKevin Thomas Hulten·February 8, 2023Read full storyAs far as the current state of play new homes are starting at $800k and supposedly selling briskly – at least according to a rep staffing the Diamonds at Century Homes model unit The Sparman Rezone site plan showing just where the 96 townhomes will go With respect to development inside the bounds of Lake Stevens proper the City Council approved the rezone of a nine acre plot of land located near Stitch Lake…or near the intersection of Davies and S The Sparman Rezone – a townhouse project – is as close as one can get to affordable new housing within the confines of a piping-hot Lake Stevens real estate market. We’ll post a pdf of the project plans below. LAKE STEVENS \u2014 J425 Development Updates are some of our most-read reports But we like to wait until we\u2019ve got enough juicy tidbits stacked up to make the very best use of your time we\u2019ve been busy compiling all the latest development info in the greater Lake Stevens area\u2026we\u2019ve hit the locations on foot and sent the drone up to provide you with a bird\u2019s eye view\u2026we\u2019ve also tracked down the key documents A little over 15 months ago, J425 reported that over a thousands new homes designed to house an estimated 12,000 new residents were headed for the area known as Whiskey Ridge (just west of SR-9 and north of Soper Hill Road).  We returned to the area yesterday to check in on the progress of development and were greeted by a thicket of $850K new construction homes, popping up like dandelions in an unmowed yard.  Check out our article from 2023 on the history of this area \u2013 governed by the City of Marysville, but the children are headed to the Lake Stevens School District. As far as the current state of play, new homes are starting at $800k and supposedly selling briskly \u2013 at least according to a rep staffing the Diamonds at Century Homes model unit.  the City Council approved the rezone of a nine acre plot of land located near Stitch Lake\u2026or near the intersection of Davies and S The Sparman Rezone \u2013 a townhouse project \u2013 is as close as one can get to affordable new housing within the confines of a piping-hot Lake Stevens real estate market We\u2019ll post a pdf of the project plans below constructed a roundabout at the intersection of SR 9 and South Lake Stevens Road to improve safety and mobility Crews also improved fish habitat by replacing the existing culvert under South Lake Stevens Road east of SR 9 and built a new street This new street connects the remaining portion of South Lake Stevens Road to the west side of SR 9 No traffic control is planned for this project The new State Route 9 roundabout at South Lake Stevens Road improves safety and mobility in the area This stretch of SR 9 in the city of Lake Stevens is in the heart of a rapidly expanding community about 19,050 vehicles travel through the SR 9/South Lake Stevens Road intersection per day with seven percent coming from the west on South Lake Stevens Road These numbers are expected to rise with planned development to the west of the intersection This project constructed a roundabout designed to handle high volumes of traffic and improve safety stopped vehicles turning onto SR 9 from South Lake Stevens Road had to merge with through traffic traveling 55 mph The roundabout was expected to reduce collisions at the intersection by at least 50 percent crews made several improvements to the area including tree planting re-constructing the Centennial Creek channel to make it useable for salmon and stormwater treatment with the creation of a new detention pond We also replaced the existing fish passage culvert under South Lake Stevens Road with a 19-foot-wide passageway and included stream habitat elements to help promote successful fish and stream function The total cost of this project is $8.8 million The project finished major construction in spring 2023 Above is a rendering of the final configuration Snohomish County news (email newsletter) WSDOT_Traffic on Twitter Excessive speed was a top cause of work zone collisions in 2024 96% of people hurt in work zones are drivers   Sign up for email updates Subscribe to customized emails to help you know before you go. 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LAKE STEVENS — As far as Head Coach Tom Tri is concerned the mission is clear: go get that third straight title Tri saw little use in the gamesmanship or motivational devices that some coaches deploy when addressing their team That kind of stuff would’ve been disingenuous Perhaps he just felt that his expectations simply parallel those of a storied Viking senior class that’s knows nothing but state title games after seeing three straight trips to the season’s final week This group is led by reigning Gatorade State Player of the Year who is joined by fellow captains – 2x All-Wesco RB Jayshon Limar and All-Wesco TE/LB Keagan Howard With this commonly-held goal at the forefront of the team’s to-do list the two-time returning 4A State Champion Lake Stevens Vikings open camp this Wednesday at Lake Stevens High School The Viks will deservedly open the season atop the 4A rankings and likely atop the new J425 regardless-of-classification State Top Ten the back-to-back champs certainly have some questions to answer where defensive coordinator Eric Dinwiddie must cope with the loss of ten starters in rebuilding his vaunted defense which held opponents without a touchdown for the majority of the postseason in addition to the aforementioned star seniors include a potentially dominant offensive line group who started at guard and tackle during the Viks’ title run 280-pound rising sophomore is turning heads in the recruiting community after kicking ass as a true frosh Experience also reigns at center and guard but a bevy of qualified athletes were competing for the role in Spring Ball It appeared that rising junior Kenny Buckmiller had laid claim to one tackle role Cody Lynch and Ted Kuhrau sparred for another job Senior Cody Luangrath was out with injury in the Spring but represents another seasoned player ready to step up And this doesn’t even include the upcoming freshman class which features at least two athletes who will likely compete for time where captain Keagan Howard (see video clip above) may well lead the team in receptions and tackles this year the explosive tight end scored two touchdowns in a playoff game last year and has looked phenomenal on both sides of the ball thus far Sophomore WR Seth Price has made huge gains after posting a varsity TD as a frosh and now appears poised for a breakout campaign Rounding out the Viking pass catchers: rising junior Kekoa Okiyama ripped through the JV ranks and was last seen sharing time with Viking legend Trayce Hanks in imitating Graham-Kapowsin’s All State WR corps during scout team work Okiyama should have a big year on both sides of the ball Senior WR Cannon Kennard comes in from Edmonds-Woodway fast and has a bunch of varsity touchdowns under his belt Matson has looked his way quite a bit in the early going skill and experience and is in the frame for a major role as well the unprecedented infusion of talent that is the Class of 2028 makes an impact in the skill department for the varsity squad Rising freshman Max Cook – who posted the fastest 40 on the team this Spring was up with the varsity during Spring ball and looks set for a role on defense The 6’2” sprinter looks the part of a much older player and has been a key cog in the Class of 2028’s completely undefeated romp through lower level ball The other rising freshman practicing with the varsity this spring is WR Jayden Hollenbeck a 6’1” pass catcher who offers an incredibly high ceiling paired with some of the best ball skills in the program It’s far too early to make any sort of intelligent statement about the defense so we’ll hold off on that for now and here’s a draft version of the Viking roster to hold you over until the official copy is released “Lake Stevens’ offense is as good as there is in our state efficient offense with a Gatorade Player of the Year at QB … It’s one of the top offenses that I’ve ever seen You need to be ready.” - Sumner Spartans Head Coach Keith Ross The Vikings begin their season on Friday, September 6 at Sunset Chev Stadium versus the Sumner Spartans, a traditional South Sound power expected to grace preseason top ten polls. And while the Vikings – thanks to Head Coach Tom Tri’s Fresno State-style scheduling ethos – are used to playing nothing but the best non-league competition this non-conference opponent thing is new in the SPSL where previous conference numbers didn’t allow any openings for non-league games After the WIAA’s statewide realignment added several teams to the 4A SPSL ranks (including 3A runner-up Yelm) and the scheduling demands decreased to the point that Sumner’s head football coach Keith Ross found himself with the entirely new chore of scheduling three non-league games According to the Tacoma News-Tribune, Ross thought it’d be a good idea to pick up the phone and call West Linn (OR), the only team to beat Lake Stevens in the regular season the last two years. Sumner heads to the suburbs of Portland Week 3. When considering his opener, TNT says Ross called several teams, looking for a test for his Spartans in the season kickoff. See below for printable PDF version of the above commemorative schedule. Photo and art by KTH for J425. 2024 J425 Subscriber Drive: If You Enjoy Our Coverage, Consider Subscribing LAKE STEVENS \u2014 As far as Head Coach Tom Tri is concerned That kind of stuff would\u2019ve been disingenuous Perhaps he just felt that his expectations simply parallel those of a storied Viking senior class that\u2019s knows nothing but state title games after seeing three straight trips to the season\u2019s final week who is joined by fellow captains \u2013 2x All-Wesco RB Jayshon Limar and All-Wesco TE/LB Keagan Howard With this commonly-held goal at the forefront of the team\u2019s to-do list the two-time returning 4A State Champion Lake Stevens Vikings open camp this Wednesday at Lake Stevens High School.  which held opponents without a touchdown for the majority of the postseason.  who started at guard and tackle during the Viks\u2019 title run And this doesn\u2019t even include the upcoming freshman class which features at least two athletes who will likely compete for time.  and now appears poised for a breakout campaign Rounding out the Viking pass catchers: rising junior Kekoa Okiyama ripped through the JV ranks and was last seen sharing time with Viking legend Trayce Hanks in imitating Graham-Kapowsin\u2019s All State WR corps during scout team work Rising freshman Max Cook \u2013 who posted the fastest 40 on the team this Spring The 6\u20192\u201D sprinter looks the part of a much older player and has been a key cog in the Class of 2028\u2019s completely undefeated romp through lower level ball a 6\u20191\u201D pass catcher who offers an incredibly high ceiling paired with some of the best ball skills in the program It\u2019s far too early to make any sort of intelligent statement about the defense so we\u2019ll hold off on that for now and here\u2019s a draft version of the Viking roster to hold you over until the official copy is released \u201CLake Stevens\u2019 offense is as good as there is in our state \u2026 It\u2019s one of the top offenses that I\u2019ve ever seen You need to be ready.\u201D - Sumner Spartans Head Coach Keith Ross The Vikings begin their season on Friday, September 6 at Sunset Chev Stadium versus the Sumner Spartans, a traditional South Sound power expected to grace preseason top ten polls. And while the Vikings \u2013 thanks to Head Coach Tom Tri\u2019s Fresno State-style scheduling ethos \u2013 are used to playing nothing but the best non-league competition where previous conference numbers didn\u2019t allow any openings for non-league games After the WIAA\u2019s statewide realignment added several teams to the 4A SPSL ranks (including 3A runner-up Yelm) and the scheduling demands decreased to the point that Sumner\u2019s head football coach Keith Ross found himself with the entirely new chore of scheduling three non-league games.  According to the Tacoma News-Tribune Ross thought it\u2019d be a good idea to pick up the phone and call West Linn (OR) the only team to beat Lake Stevens in the regular season the last two years Sumner heads to the suburbs of Portland Week 3 looking for a test for his Spartans in the season kickoff misdirection-driven Lake Stevens High School offense and you'd think longtime coach Tom Tri had buried himself in "Air Coryell" tutorials since he was a youth That is what makes the Vikings' transformation into one of the state's premier yards-gobbling offensive attacks so profound - the 52-year-old's younger-day roots stem from something completely opposite Tri finished up his high school career as a blocking tight end/offensive tackle in the Wing-T formation under the late legendary coach Terry Ennis at Cascade of Everett in the late 1980s he was part of a pro-I offense under Gary Price when Tri was hired by former Lake Stevens coach Ken Collins to as an assistant the Vikings' were a run-based I-formation offense - lots of off-tackle or counter-trap runs to set up a play-action pass game But as the Vikings kept running into bigger more powerful teams in the Wesco in Snohomish Marysville-Pilchuck and Monroe in the late 2000s "We always had guys that were faster and more athletic," Tri said What sealed the offensive-scheme shift was when workhorse running back Isaac Molstre was lost for the season with an injury in 2007 "I just realized we were way too one-dimensional in the I-formation," Tri said we went to shotgun in four-receiver sets the last two or three games of that season Tri and his coaching staff flew down to Los Angeles to attend a seminar put on by Tony Franklin one of the top spread-offense gurus in college football (Kentucky we ran the Tony Franklin offense," Tri said We had an all-state quarterback (Nick Baker) that year and scored a ton of points." Tri aimed to merge some of his old-school run-game principles with his new offense "So I just started playing around with motions and wys we could run some of our old I-formation stuff When Jacob Eason stepped on campus in 2012 Because Eason was such a strong pocket passer Tri and his staff went back to see Franklin who was Cal's offensive coordinator at the time when Jared Goff was quarterback That was when Tri was introduced to a concept quickly becoming popular in college football - run-pass option (RPO) - which the Vikings immediately adopted for good becoming one of the first high school programs in Washington to utilize it Tri has found ways to add to that playbook "We've looked at other schools that run RPO in spread and take ideas that are working - like Cal or the 'Air Raid' with WSU," Tri said "We watch a lot of film (of other college and high school programs) and have enough background information that we add one or two concepts a year or so to keep teams guessing "We've gotten really good at it." TODD MILLES, SBLIVE SPORTSTodd Milles is a Regional Editor for SBLive Sports Again,” reports my friend who works in the formerly Amazon-heavy commercial zone of South Lake Union) – residents of the swiftl… Subscribe to The Journal 425 to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives WEST LAKE STEVENS, Wash. - A 5-year-old boy suffered a traumatic leg injury after he was hit by a car on the State Route 2 Ebey Slough trestle Thursday night, the Washington State Patrol reports. An investigation later found that the boy manipulated a lock and snuck out out of his home after he was put to bed by his parents, said Cmdr. Ron Brooks of the Lake Stevens police. Troopers and medics responded to the scene, on the east end of trestle near State Route 204, at about 10 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from the driver who hit the boy. The driver told 911 dispatchers that she thought she had struck something or someone and pulled over on a side street at the end of the trestle. The boy was found still conscious and alert and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries. Troopers and police were able to locate the boy's mother about an hour and a half later, and she went to the hospital. An investigation later found that the boy lives at a home near the trestle around 20th Street SE. His parents had put the boy to bed, and later they went to bed themselves. The boy then got up and manipulated the lock to sneak out of the house at around 9:40 p.m. as his parents slept. About 15 minutes later he was struck by the car on the trestle. No charges will be filed against the parents of the child, and the driver is not likely to face charges, either, said a State Patrol spokesperson. The accident closed westbound lanes of S.R. 2 for about an hour. Do those faces look anything like the mig shots included in the article below (KTH/J425)UPDATE April 16 — Three finalists named Superintendent Search: Three Finalists Named, Public Interviews Begin Tonight at 6 pmJ425·April 16, 2024Read full storyLAKE STEVENS — By Friday Lake Stevens schools will have a new leader –  and that leader will either be an existing Western Washington superintendent from a relatively smaller school district; an assistant superintendent from a relatively larger area school district; or an experienced executive from a large suburban King County district We know this because Lake Stevens School District narrowed the search for its new leader to six finalists And from our initial review in putting together this rundown for J425 readers — this looks to be an exceptionally strong field The six semi-finalists were selected from a worldwide search that yielded 19 candidates from six states and a foreign country (Singapore) as did two assistant superintendents and a chief of staff All six candidates currently work in Western Washington it certainly appears that the board has assembled an extremely strong and varied group of well-qualified candidates The six semi-finalists can roughly be sorted into two pools: the current supes and the assistant supes The current superintendents all lead slightly smaller districts than the 9,000+ student LSSD with all three leading districts in the 2,000 to 3,000 range The three candidates without superintendent experience offer varied strengths: one brings considerable experience at larger districts as well as local ties; another has served in an executive role at one of the state’s most successful districts and the third has deputy experience at a similar-sized district to Lake Up next: all six will participate in an all-day interview Saturday An open board meeting is scheduled for Saturday The agenda includes interviews with the superintendent semi-finalist candidates By the end of Saturday’s interviews, the board will cut the field to three candidates. The three finalists will engage in final stage interviews April 16, 17 and 18 – that’s Tuesday through Thursday next week. The schedule for those days is as follows: Schedule for the Finalist Interviews next Tues - Thurs The new superintendent is scheduled to be announced Friday a quick bio and the resume for each of the finalists We’ve also attempted to pigeonhole each candidate with a topline headline describing their profile …and we offer one burning question about each applicant His Bellevue bio states that “as Chief of Staff, John supports the development and implementation of District policies and procedures; provides strategic guidance, counsel, and technical support related to strategic and annual plans and initiatives; serves as liaison for legislative advocacy and government relations; provides support for community partner organizations and district advisory groups.” Harrison began his career as a high school social studies and physical education teacher in BC and was a long time high school principal, most recently at Mercer island High School. As a principal, he led the development and implementation of innovative curriculum and programs and created student-centered learning communities that serve all students. Read on to review the bios and resumes of the candidates locked in a race to the finish for the LSSD supe job (KTH/J425)UPDATE April 16 \u2014 Three finalists named Lake Stevens schools will have a new leader \u2013  and that leader will either be an existing Western Washington superintendent from a relatively smaller school district; an assistant superintendent from a relatively larger area school district; or an experienced executive from a large suburban King County district.  announced yesterday at 5:00 pm yesterday. And from our initial review in putting together this rundown for J425 readers \u2014 this looks to be an exceptionally strong field The six semi-finalists were selected from a worldwide search that yielded 19 candidates from six states and a foreign country (Singapore).  All six candidates currently work in Western Washington.  it certainly appears that the board has assembled an extremely strong and varied group of well-qualified candidates.  The six semi-finalists can roughly be sorted into two pools: the current supes and the assistant supes. The current superintendents all lead slightly smaller districts than the 9,000+ student LSSD with all three leading districts in the 2,000 to 3,000 range.  The three candidates without superintendent experience offer varied strengths: one brings considerable experience at larger districts as well as local ties; another has served in an executive role at one of the state\u2019s most successful districts The public is invited to participate. From the LSSD website:  The agenda includes interviews with the superintendent semi-finalist candidates.  By the end of Saturday\u2019s interviews, the board will cut the field to three candidates. The three finalists will engage in final stage interviews April 16, 17 and 18 \u2013 that\u2019s Tuesday through Thursday next week. The schedule for those days is as follows: Schedule for the Finalist Interviews next Tues - Thurs. The new superintendent is scheduled to be announced Friday, with an expected start date of July 3, 2024.  Below, J425 has assembled photos, a quick bio and the resume for each of the finalists. Read on for that info. We\u2019ve also attempted to pigeonhole each candidate with a topline headline describing their profile \u2026and we offer one burning question about each applicant. Harrison Resume206KB \u2219 PDF fileDownloadDownloadA somewhat non-traditional although well-qualified candidate Harrison holds the unique position of Chief of Staff at the Bellevue School District His Bellevue bio states that \u201Cas Chief of Staff John supports the development and implementation of District policies and procedures; provides strategic guidance and technical support related to strategic and annual plans and initiatives; serves as liaison for legislative advocacy and government relations; provides support for community partner organizations and district advisory groups.\u201D Harrison began his career as a high school social studies and physical education teacher in BC and was a long time high school principal most recently at Mercer island High School he led the development and implementation of innovative curriculum and programs and created student-centered learning communities that serve all students Seattle's weather today was similar to what we've seen often this week back here in Oklahoma One thing Oklahomans haven't seen in a while though is a cold air funnel like the one that caught a lot of people's attention in the Seattle area This feature was spotted over the town of Lake Stevens today at 2:58 p.m Cold-air funnel clouds are usually short-lived and generally much weaker than the vortices produced by supercells Although cold-air funnels rarely make ground contact they may touch down briefly and become weak tornadoes or waterspouts — Three teenagers escaped serious injury when the driver’s attempt at “drifting” landed them in a ditch Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue (SRFR) firefighters were sent to the 9700 block of Market Place in Lake Stevens Dispatchers had received reports of a vehicle losing control while trying to drift For those who aren’t familiar with the term, “drifting is a driving style in which the driver uses the throttle, brakes, clutch, gear shifting, and steering input to keep the car in a state of oversteer while maneuvering from turn to turn,” according to driftworks.com. While it’s unknown if the driver was successful at drifting, their car drifted over an embankment during the attempt. SRFR firefighters rescued the three teens from the car. One was taken to the hospital to be treated. SRFR said the crash is a reminder that such incidents are preventable and that reckless driving is one of the top causes of teenage deaths in Snohomish County. Before we show you how many new homes realized themselves into existence since our last report 6 months ago…before we demonstrate a housing-mad populace frothing at the mouth for the chance to drop a hundred K in earnest money on million dollar matchbox homes….before all that? We’re headed north on 87th at Sunnyside, an arterial running parallel to SR-9 North —maybe a football field or so inset to the west of the highway. As we cross over Sunnyside, look to your right: 300 homes going in along a two-block long swath of new sidewalk and flat dirt lots, on the east side of 87th. Blink and we’re past it. looking west from 87th we see model home construction and the sun setting off frame to the right (north) because there’s a hundred new homes going in across the street over there as well In other words you’re looking at 400+ new single family homes going up in just the first 1000 feet of 87th north of Sunnyside This is where we find the bulk of new residential development in greater Lake Stevens — and it’s just one segment of three parallel growth initiatives on the ridge top Development is occurring in three general phases along the SR-9 ridgetop between Marysville and Lake Stevens On the Lake Stevens side of the Soper Hill Road and SR-9 intersection is the Lake Stevens Landing commercial park - home to AM/PM Starbucks and eventually to anchor tenant Gencare who is building a massive residential retirement home on the east side of the north/south highway Across SR-9 on the Marysville side lies the Everett Clinic-anchored Soper Hill Center The largest active residential development in the state And yet the combined effort of both Lake Stevens Landing and Soper Hill Center pales in comparison to the work occurring along 87th Avenue Northeast north of Sunnyside. Development at this scale is impressive. High-end new homes are popping up at the center of large swaths of unimproved lots - with developers obviously adopting the Arrested Development strategy of completing a bespoke model home they can sell from before embarking on the foundational work for the rest of the community. Before we show you how many new homes realized themselves into existence since our last report 6 months ago\u2026before we demonstrate a housing-mad populace frothing at the mouth for the chance to drop a hundred K in earnest money on million dollar matchbox homes\u2026.before all that? We\u2019re headed north on 87th at Sunnyside, an arterial running parallel to SR-9 North \u2014maybe a football field or so inset to the west of the highway. As we cross over Sunnyside, look to your right: 300 homes going in along a two-block long swath of new sidewalk and flat dirt lots, on the east side of 87th. Blink and we\u2019re past it. Pictured above, looking west from 87th we see model home construction and the sun setting off frame to the right (north). But quick \u2014 look left too, because there\u2019s a hundred new homes going in across the street over there as well. In other words you\u2019re looking at 400+ new single family homes going up in just the first 1000 feet of 87th north of Sunnyside. This is where we find the bulk of new residential development in greater Lake Stevens \u2014 and it\u2019s just one segment of three parallel growth initiatives on the ridge top. Development is occurring in three general phases along the SR-9 ridgetop between Marysville and Lake Stevens. On the Lake Stevens side of the Soper Hill Road and SR-9 intersection is the Lake Stevens Landing commercial park - home to AM/PM, Chipotle, Starbucks and eventually to anchor tenant Gencare, who is building a massive residential retirement home on the east side of the north/south highway, in Lake Stevens territory.  Across SR-9 on the Marysville side lies the Everett Clinic-anchored Soper Hill Center. And to the north? The largest active residential development in the state, according to one area investor. As if self-populating from an AI lab,near million-dollar homes complete with sparkling white quartz counters gas fireplaces\u2026and lot sizes that appear to be in a tight contest with the residential square footage requirements of the home they host the 20 or so new commercial and retail businesses popping up in the Soper Hill area a big deal And yet the combined effort of both Lake Stevens Landing and Soper Hill Center pales in comparison to the work occurring along 87th Avenue Northeast north of Sunnyside High-end new homes are popping up at the center of large swaths of unimproved lots - with developers obviously adopting the Arrested Development strategy of completing a bespoke model home they can sell from before embarking on the foundational work for the rest of the community SEATTLE — Authorities in Snohomish County said a 13-year-old boy drowned and two other teen boys were in critical condition after they were found in the water of Lake Stevens around the same time that crews in Renton were called to a scene at Ron Regis Park when six people needed help to get out of fast moving A spokesperson for the Lake Stevens Police Department said they were called about 5:45 p.m when three boys were found unresponsive in the water at Davies Beach Police posted on social media that the 13-year-old boy died after being rushed to a local hospital while a 12-year-old boy and 15-year-old boy were listed in critical condition after being rescued Authorities had originally said a 43-year-old woman and two children were found in the water Officials closed the park while crews investigated the incident first responders in King County were called to Ron Regis Park in Renton for a water rescue a bystander helped two people get ashore while three others were able to make it out of the river on their own King County firefighters had to rescue one person from the water The search for a swimmer who went missing Saturday in the Green River Gorge remained unresolved Sunday evening. According to the Puget Sound Fire Department, a call for help was made at 1:30 p.m. Saturday by someone reporting that a 20-year-old man experiencing distress in the water. First responders used kayaks, a law enforcement drone and the King County Sheriff's Office 's helicopter in the search for the victim but was unable to locate them, authorities said. Officials warned that despite temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s, area waterways are much colder with near-freezing temperatures that can be difficult to navigate for swimmers. Looking North from just above the intersection of Sunnyside and 87th (think Bus barn) Photo by KTH/J425.LAKE STEVENS \u2014 There\u2019s a thousand new houses going in right now just north of the Everett Clinic/White Barn development at SR-9 and Soper Hill Road The 11,000 people that are slated to move into this region by 2025 will pay municipal taxes to Marysv\u2026 BY KIRO 7 NEWS STAFF One person was killed in three-vehicle crash in Lake Stevens Thursday Lake Stevens police said the driver who caused the crash was killed near 20th Street Southeast and 91st Avenue Southeast in West Lake Stevens An officer at the scene said that at about 7:30 a.m. a silver pickup was heading westbound on 20th heading toward Everett when a car heading eastbound tried to make a left turn onto 91st The car turned in front of the silver pickup and the two vehicles crashed They then hit a car that was stopped at a light on 91st three in a Mustang and one in a Ford Fusion Four people were OK and two others were taken to the hospital Officers said that weather and speed were not factors but that the road is busy and traffic was backed up Lake Stevens police said the road would be closed for two to three hours LAKE STEVENS — Tom Thumb Espresso used to open at 5 a.m. until a couple years ago when baristas noticed their drive-through customers showing up sooner “People just complain about having to leave super early to get anywhere,” said manager Kaile Sandifer It’s really hard to get out of Lake Stevens.” For residents of this fast-growing community 35 miles north of Seattle big-city traffic along Highway 9 is a daily burden Similar congestion reaches other towns that also border the urban growth boundary one reason Washington has failed to meet carbon reduction goals Highway 9 in Lake Stevens leads north to Marysville and south through Snohomish It has evolved from a predominantly two-lane road in the 1980s to four lanes in some places and seven lanes at big intersections — an unofficial freeway More than 90 percent of employed Lake Stevens residents work somewhere else Travelers guess whether a Highway 9 trip into King County will beat taking Interstate 5 via the Highway 2 trestle to Everett which now carries more traffic than Seattle’s Aurora Bridge Highway 9 was an option,” said Lake Stevens Mayor John Spencer a utilities consultant who commuted to Seattle and Bellevue “It could be one hour in good traffic in the early to mid-’90s — and then 9 started not being so good.” A morning drive to Bellevue averages 60 to 65 minutes while a peak commute home ranges from 69 to 72 minutes according to September 2018 data from INRIX a transportation data and navigation company Drives to Seattle averaged 36 minutes at 5 a.m. Snohomish County residents have watched King County soak up billions of dollars for bridges I just feel like we haven’t gotten the love,” said County Executive Dave Somers the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will spend $70 million to build roundabouts by 2023 to move traffic through the vast junction of Highways 9 and 204 and improve access to the Frontier Village shopping center The main event could come later: a proposed $1.5 billion project to replace and expand the aging two-lane Highway 2 westbound trestle The project’s main champion is Lake Stevens’ own Sen a centrist Democrat who became chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee in 2018 Other lawmakers have nominated their own projects, from Moclips to Mount Spokane. Hobbs this year published a statewide project list and a $17 billion revenue plan that includes higher fuel taxes but he said he’ll try again next year Highway 2 is the second-largest road priority in the package trailing only a nearly $3.2 billion new I-5 Columbia River bridge shared with Oregon WSDOT and local leaders say traffic signals are no longer adequate for the big Lake Stevens intersection where drivers often wait through more than one green-light cycle At first, the state proposed a standard diamond interchange, to lower and widen Highway 9 to three lanes each direction Then the agency learned the water table was only 10 feet below surface adding an extra $30 million unless the state built view-obstructing overhead structures officials shifted gears toward roundabouts A pair on Highway 9 would have two lanes each plus a bypass lane for right turns into Highway 204 toward Everett Two smaller circles would be built on connector streets The closest comparison to the Lake Stevens project is the Highway 20 roundabout entering Anacortes which has the same traffic volumes as Highway 204 into Lake Stevens “You used to have to wait three lights to get through,” said James Jelvik a Lake Stevens transmission shop owner who recently visited Anacortes Spencer said he’s heard some resistance by older drivers after reflecting upon the Cascades vista out his windshield “There were many, many times I was absolutely frustrated, and asked myself many, many times why I located here,” Spencer recalled. “Then I get home and look out at the mountains. You can see Whitehorse, Three Fingers and Pilchuck right there ‘You are absolutely not building an overpass there.’ “ Multiple-lane roundabouts in Washington state caused a 9 percent increase in crashes, but injuries declined 32 percent, according to a 2009-15 study for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety “If you have one vehicle that collides with another it’s a sideswipe rather than broadside or T-bone or rear end,” said WSDOT spokesman Bart Treece The state’s blog post announcing the new plan attracted naysayers “You are asking for a nightmare,” one commenter said “Putting in roundabouts would add more pressure to side streets as people try to avoid them.” Researchers in Whatcom County found public approval for roundabouts improved from 34 percent to 70 percent after a year’s experience Land is already being cleared to add a lane each in direction on Highway 9 south of the future roundabout, but new retail development will add even more traffic, including a Costco with 850 parking stalls “Not enough ways to get out of here” Drivers often mention wanting a four-lane road with a center divider “more like Snohomish County’s conduit,” all the way from Arlington to Woodinville managing director of the Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce “They’re building so many houses and apartments and there’s just not enough ways to get out of here for everyone,” said Sandifer Highway 9 would get another $58 million to widen to four lanes a small segment near Snohomish Less than half the 17-mile stretch between Lake Stevens and King County is four lanes now Environmental advocates say states should halt highway growth and pivot to a low-driving triplexes and cottages throughout residential neighborhoods housing and traffic researcher for Sightline Institute the main reason for a major population boom in Lake Stevens — and for a large increase in freeway trips — is that North Seattle and every suburb in between aren’t making enough housing legal closer to the big job centers so people are forced to drive until they qualify,” Andersen said Hobbs emphasizes his plan allocates more than $1 billion to maintenance along with targeted lane additions through bottlenecks like Interstate 405 in Bothell and bridge replacements Another $3.5 billion would pay for court-ordered removal of road structures that block fish streams “It’s not really about building new roads we’re talking existing roads to withstand earthquakes We’re meeting growth,” he said “My response to environmentalists and my friends to the political left of me and if you want to get your organic food [to] PCC said traffic jams require some relief for the foreseeable future He noted that his Chevy Volt has sipped only 80 gallons of gas to go 38,000 miles but I’m stuck in traffic,” Somers said The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser Some of the proposals would designate expanded UGA lands for medium density residential zoning and modest urban commercial zoning there are proposals that would also designate expanded UGA lands for low density residential zoning Snohomish County has a real chance to avoid most any UGA expansions by simply redesignating lower density existing UGA lands to medium and higher density lands for residential development the county could establish policies for low and high density residential lands to accommodate much higher densities than they do today existing urban zoning in unincorporated areas is very low density and has the potential for much higher levels of infill housing and redevelopment if policymakers would further reform zoning So there is precedent for more flexibility in what can be built in lower density zones The county could take that further by reducing setbacks further increasing building heights and allowed densities Some approaches that the county could consider: broadly expanding UGAs is not necessarily a forgone conclusion; the unincorporated UGAs are nowhere close to full Real work remains in existing UGAs before moving beyond them it’s worth evaluating what UGA expansions are proposed some of which may indeed be sensible given existing circumstances The proposal essentially breaks down as follows: A related proposal, 43rd Avenue Standalone, for the area contemplates an UGA expansion north of Maltby Road centered on 43rd Avenue SE It covers 301 acres of land that would largely push the UGA eastward to 46th Avenue SE between Maltby Road and 188th Street SE That would be about a six-block eastward expansion Most of the land (271 acres) would be designated Urban Medium Density Residential on the FLUM which would allow for Low Density Multiple Residential zoning The remaining 30 acres of land would be designated as Public/Institutional Use with R-9,600 zoning for a Northshore School District site In the Lake Stevens area, the county has a UGA expansion proposal that would add 302 acres of land in three areas In the Maltby area, there is one UGA expansion proposal that covers several subareas. This expansion would add about 255 acres of land to the UGA as follows: In the Monroe area, there is one UGA expansion proposed near the northwest portion of the city along SR 2 It would add about 68 acres of land with an Urban Low Density Residential designation on the FLUM and be zoned R-7,200 the county has immense latitude to continue the policy of urban infill as encouraged by the Growth Management Act There is no pressing reason to expand UGAs in the county beyond minor mapping corrections All areas of existing UGAs have plenty of land ripe for urban infill development and redevelopment if zoning and development standards are adjusted UGA expansions have the consequence of delaying such urban infill and can stretch the limits of public services and resources If Snohomish County takes this comprehensive plan update as an opportunity to redirect urban growth to existing urban areas it could save the county and local governments significant sums of money that can be put back into existing urban communities and serve new residents alike Northshore School District is in a race to expand new sprawling school sites for sprawling communities But existing schools could be reinvested in and expanded if the school district didn’t have to chase new families That could wind up saving the school district and taxpayers a lot of money (e.g. and bus service) that while benefiting existing students The county could help in this regard by loosening up school development regulations which look like something right out of the 1950s the county won’t have to keep chasing new development with new it can focus on improving existing ones to be more efficient with facilities for people to walk But it’s easy to point to plenty of other public services that would cost less to maintain and improve with a focus around urban infill county policymakers would be wise to pass on most of the UGA expansions including those proposed by school districts and focus on a principal policy of urban infill by redesignating most of the UGA for higher intensity land uses and zones If county policymakers choose to expand UGAs those expansions should maximally increase future land use designations and zoning intensity to guard against future discretionary UGA expansions It’s the equitable and sustainable thing to do Stephen is a professional urban planner in Puget Sound with a passion for sustainable He is especially interested in how policies and programs can promote positive outcomes for communities With stints in great cities like Bellingham and Cork He primarily covers land use and transportation issues and has been with The Urbanist since 2014 The Urbanist hosts social hour meetups every month. In April, we’re hosting four social events and kicking off our urbanism-themed walking tours starting in Kirkland on April 26 we’ll be hosting a booth at the opening celebration at Downtown Redmond Station Check our urbanist events calendar to see everything happening this month, including events hosted by partner organizations. You can submit your event for inclusion Nope. We’re on it, and we have details about the two major developments, their ancho… Lake Stevens Landing promo material. With Costco opening in less than a month and the massive arterial and highway improvement underway at Frontier Village you might\u2019ve thought we forgot to look into the goings on just north at the Soper Hill/SR-9 area of Lake Stevens and we have details about the two major developments 5:02 AM | Updated: 1:14 pm Large trucks pass on the left as a fallen tree lies above the right four lanes of northbound I-405 north late at night on Tuesday (Image courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation/@wsdot_traffic on X) BY STEVE COOGAN A major storm swept across the Pacific Northwest Tuesday night as the region was battered with strong winds and some rain that caused downed trees which killed one at least one person Cliff Mass on KTTH: Atmospheric bomb ‘revved up very rapidly,’ hits Washington Downed trees struck homes and littered roads across the state of Washington. In Lynnwood, South County Fire reported on X late Tuesday a woman in her 50s died Tuesday night when a large tree fell on a homeless encampment KIRO 7 posted a photo of a large tree falling across a King County Metro Bus Tuesday night The incident occurred at approximately 11:15 p.m No injuries were reported in that incident Storm impact: Hundreds of thousands lose power in Western Washington According to KIRO 7 an Amtrak train struck a tree near Stanwood on Tuesday night Tuesday and no injuries were reported among the 47 passengers on board The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reported multiple closures on X due to fallen trees on major roads Most notably, early Wednesday, two trees fell on different areas of Interstate 405 (I-405) north “within a few miles of each other” and blocked lanes. The issues were cleared before 2:30 a.m WSDOT also reported early Wednesday on X all lanes of State Route 164 (SR 164) are blocked due to fallen trees and downed power lines The agency stated just before 2:30 a.m. that it had no estimate when the road will open Drivers should seek alternate routes and add time to their travel plans EB & WB SR 164 are blocked at SE 368th Pl (MP 5) southeast of Auburn due to fallen trees and downed power lines We have no estimate when the road will reopen. People traveling through the area should seek alternate routes and add time to their travel plans. pic.twitter.com/btlUal1gTg — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) November 20, 2024 In another road closure, WSDOT stated on X early Wednesday that both directions of State Route 9 (SR 9) are closed between Sedro-Woolley and Wickersham due to fallen trees and downed power lines There’s no estimate as to when the road will reopen Agencies in Bellevue and Redmond both published posts on social media about fallen trees on roadways Both agencies encouraged people to stay home during the storm Tuesday night “Trees are coming down all over the city & falling onto homes,” the Bellevue Fire Department wrote on X just before 8 p.m go to the lowest floor and stay away from windows Do not go outside if you can avoid it.” The Redmond Police Department (RPD) explained on X the high winds “are causing trees to fall over roadways resulting in multiple road closures throughout Redmond.” The agency suggested people just stay home “Redmond Police Department urges everyone to please stay home if possible and use extreme caution if driving is necessary,” the RPD wrote on X High winds are causing trees to fall over roadways resulting in multiple road closures throughout Redmond Redmond Police Department urges everyone to please stay home if possible and use extreme caution if driving is necessary Remember to treat dark… pic.twitter.com/xofiACD9ls — RedmondWaPD (@RedmondWaPD) November 20, 2024 Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue, which serves Lake Stevens, Monroe, Maltby and other areas of Snohomish County, also posted on X about many trees and power lines being down, adding a photo of a portion of a tree that had fallen on a utility pole in Lake Stevens Steve Coogan is the lead editor of MyNorthwest. You can read more of his stories here. Follow Steve on X, or email him here Power On Display: Deadly Winds Wreck Northwest Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists T​he Northwest is dealing with storm damage and widespread power outages after a bomb cyclone hit the region destructive winds left hundreds of thousands without power and altered the wooded landscape of the Pacific Northwest The storm brought gusts over 70 mph to some places and is ushering in an atmospheric river that will bring heavy rain wind and snow to parts of the Northwest until Friday California Governor’s Office Of Emergency Services is expanding resource prepositioning A wider area of debris flows threats makes the expansion necessary “We’re now deploying additional resources to counties that are increasingly likely to experience severe weather or mud and debris flow concerns,” Cal OES Fire Chief Brian Marshall said, according to a statement released by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services “This is part of our commitment to staying ahead of impacts and keeping Californians safe.” Seattle area Weather Radio remains off air until further notice as well as the Puget Sound Marine transmitter Technicians are unable to reach the site for repairs due to downed trees and power lines reports low visibility and whiteout conditions on Interstate 5 north of Weed Motorists are warned to avoid the area Interstate 5 southbound is closed at Edgewood as the area experiences heavy snowfall T​he California Highway Patrol Northern Division posted on X that chain requirements were issued in several areas throughout Northern California. Chain requirements and road closures are updated here About 35% of flights into San Francisco International Airport are delayed according to FlightAware.com About 15% of departing flights from the airport are delayed as well A total of 50 flights into and out of San Francisco International Airport are canceled NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center issued a rare high-risk excessive rainfall outlook for northern California Thursday This means that the flooding is expected to be deadly and destructive It won’t be your typical road flooding from a soaking rain One-third of all U.S. flood deaths from 2010 - 2022 occurred during a high risk forecast, according to research by meteorologists Alex Lamers and Ashton Robinson-Cook at NOAA's Weather Prediction Center Nearly half — 46% — of high risk flood days had at least one fatality or injury (MORE: Why You Should Pay Attention To “High Risk” Flood Forecasts) is dealing with — trees and branches covering roads downed power lines and other scattered storm damage litter the streets It’s a visual representation of the work ahead for communities in the Northwest No injuries are reported after a large tree fell onto a King County Metro Bus Tuesday night during the storm’s heavy winds The tree fell across from a gas station on 35th Avenue Northeast near Northgate P​uget Sound Energy says the storm caused extensive damage to its system "We anticipate a multiple day outage and encourage customers with critical needs to make alternate plans as we work to assess the situation and restore power," the company said on its website Y​ou can check the PSE outage map here felt well-prepared for the storm Tuesday afternoon But then she spent the night listening to wind-whipped debris hit the outside of her home including a particularly loud “thump” around 9 p.m she ventured outside to survey the damage to her neighborhood about 17 miles east of Seattle “Now that I’m standing here in front of the house I can tell it’s the tree that was across the street,” Meloy said The tree pulled down the power lines in front of her home leaves and other plants were strewn all over the road “It looks like a forest floor instead of a street,” she said More than 38,000 customers are without power in California Wednesday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us The outages were concentrated in the northwestern part of the state Washington outages decreased to about 491,000 customers A woman was killed in the Bridal Trails neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington, Tuesday night when a tree fell on a home. Bellevue Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the decedent’s spouse to safety Bellevue Fire Department shared this photo of the scene: Photos posted by Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue and Snohomish County Public Utilities Department show trees and power lines down in the area The images are just a taste of what the county and region are dealing with during this storm NOAA radio transmissions from the National Weather Service Office in Seattle are affected after the office lost power Tuesday night It isn’t immediately clear whether the radio transmissions were back on air Wednesday Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue posted on social media that there were so many trees and power lines down “we would be posting the locations till [sic] the lights turn on.” The account also posted images of downed trees and damaged vehicles in Lake Stevens Downed trees across Puget Sound are affecting road transportation Commuters are told to give themselves extra time to reach their destinations State Route 18 is closed in Issaquah between Interstate 90 and Issaquah-Hobart Road There was no estimation of when the road would reopen Sound Transit light rail service saw a two hour delay King County Metro is still assessing routes and bus service is affected by traffic and downed trees Riders are advised to check service alerts From weather.com digital meteorologist Chris Dolce: This is one of the strongest storms on record for the northeast Pacific The storm’s pressure dropped to an estimated 942 millibars putting it on par with an October 2021 storm clocking the lowest pressure in about 50 years of recorded storms in the region The term “bomb cyclone” comes from the meteorological term “bombogenesis.” This is when the central pressure of a low-pressure system plummets at least 24 millibars within 24 hours Bomb cyclones typically occur from October to March due to the temperature contrast as well as powerful jetstream disturbances that are more common in the colder months (MORE: Bomb Cyclone 101) Crews are working on assessing damage after an Amtrak train struck a fallen tree in Washington’s Snohomish County Tuesday night The incident occurred in Stanwood near 212 Street Northwest and Knutson Road around 8:30 p.m The train was disabled and passengers were transported via charter bus From weather.com senior meteorologist Jonathan Erdman: The storm is tapping in a strong, long-lasting atmospheric river that will impact Northern California and southern Oregon through Friday night feet of mountain snow and lingering strong winds are expected Some areas could see 8 -12 inches of additional rain This will likely trigger increasing flash flooding particularly over areas recently burned by wildfires NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center has put northwest California under a rare high-risk flood threat for Thursday and Thursday night A​reas above 7,000 feet in the Mount Shasta The Eddy Mountains and Ash Creek Butte areas are under an avalanche warning until Thursday The warning, which was issued Tuesday at noon by the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center states that “natural and human-triggered avalanches are likely and may run long distances into lower terrain Slopes steeper than 30 degrees should be avoided.” more than 600,000 customers were without power Wednesday morning The majority of the outages were concentrated in King County The number decreased to about 578,000 as the region got closer to daybreak about 15,000 customers are without power Wednesday morning At least one person died when a tree fell in a homeless encampment in Lynwood two people were injured when a tree fell on a trailer We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good We may use or share your data with our data vendors The Weather Channel is the world's most accurate forecaster according to ForecastWatch, Global and Regional Weather Forecast Accuracy Overview Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists T​he Northwest is dealing with storm damage and widespread power outages after a bomb cyclone hit the region California Governor’s Office Of Emergency Services is expanding resource prepositioning “We’re now deploying additional resources to counties that are increasingly likely to experience severe weather or mud and debris flow concerns,” Cal OES Fire Chief Brian Marshall said, according to a statement released by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services “This is part of our commitment to staying ahead of impacts and keeping Californians safe.” T​he California Highway Patrol Northern Division posted on X that chain requirements were issued in several areas throughout Northern California. Chain requirements and road closures are updated here About 35% of flights into San Francisco International Airport are delayed according to FlightAware.com NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center issued a rare high-risk excessive rainfall outlook for northern California Thursday This means that the flooding is expected to be deadly and destructive It won’t be your typical road flooding from a soaking rain One-third of all U.S. flood deaths from 2010 - 2022 occurred during a high risk forecast, according to research by meteorologists Alex Lamers and Ashton Robinson-Cook at NOAA's Weather Prediction Center Nearly half — 46% — of high risk flood days had at least one fatality or injury (MORE: Why You Should Pay Attention To “High Risk” Flood Forecasts) is dealing with — trees and branches covering roads It’s a visual representation of the work ahead for communities in the Northwest No injuries are reported after a large tree fell onto a King County Metro Bus Tuesday night during the storm’s heavy winds P​uget Sound Energy says the storm caused extensive damage to its system \\\"We anticipate a multiple day outage and encourage customers with critical needs to make alternate plans as we work to assess the situation and restore power,\\\" the company said on its website Y​ou can check the PSE outage map here including a particularly loud “thump” around 9 p.m “Now that I’m standing here in front of the house I can tell it’s the tree that was across the street,” Meloy said “It looks like a forest floor instead of a street,” she said More than 38,000 customers are without power in California Wednesday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us down from this morning’s high of 600,000 A woman was killed in the Bridal Trails neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington, Tuesday night when a tree fell on a home. Bellevue Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the decedent’s spouse to safety Photos posted by Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue and Snohomish County Public Utilities Department show trees and power lines down in the area It isn’t immediately clear whether the radio transmissions were back on air Wednesday Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue posted on social media that there were so many trees and power lines down “we would be posting the locations till [sic] the lights turn on.” State Route 18 is closed in Issaquah between Interstate 90 and Issaquah-Hobart Road From weather.com digital meteorologist Chris Dolce: This is one of the strongest storms on record for the northeast Pacific The storm’s pressure dropped to an estimated 942 millibars The term “bomb cyclone” comes from the meteorological term “bombogenesis.” This is when the central pressure of a low-pressure system plummets at least 24 millibars within 24 hours (MORE: Bomb Cyclone 101) Crews are working on assessing damage after an Amtrak train struck a fallen tree in Washington’s Snohomish County Tuesday night From weather.com senior meteorologist Jonathan Erdman: The storm is tapping in a strong, long-lasting atmospheric river that will impact Northern California and southern Oregon through Friday night NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center has put northwest California under a rare high-risk flood threat for Thursday and Thursday night A​reas above 7,000 feet in the Mount Shasta The warning, which was issued Tuesday at noon by the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center states that “natural and human-triggered avalanches are likely and may run long distances into lower terrain Slopes steeper than 30 degrees should be avoided.” \\nPower On Display: Deadly Winds Wreck Northwest In May, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound ball-carrier ended his recruitment with a commitment to Notre Dame his younger brother will have a chance to follow in his footsteps.. Over the weekend, class of 2025 running back Jayshon Limar earned an offer from the Fighting Irish: God is good!! I am beyond blessed to announce that I have received an offer from the University of Notre Dame🙏🏽 Thank you to the entire coaching staff for this opportunity #goirish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/bKfSpMhu8N "It was before the game," Limar said, "One of their staff came to the game and he was talking to my coach my coach walked up to me and told me and it was just.. I get to have the option to play college football with my brother if I want to."  It's so early in his high school career that Limar can't talk to coaches directly unless he's on campus He's had those opportunities at Notre Dame although he was quick to point out that Arizona is also a program he's building a relationship with "I can’t talk to any schools right now but if I had to say who I’m closest with it’s probably Notre Dame because of my brother," Limar said "Then it’s probably Arizona at a close second and the other two at third."  205-pound sophomore is bigger than his older brother already and has massive legs for a player his age powerful college running back as he develops And he's already established himself as a national recruit ANDREW NEMEC, SBLIVE SPORTSAndrew Nemec covers national high school recruiting and brings more than a decade of experience Andrew hosts "Recruiting with Andrew Nemec" on ESPN-affiliate 1080 The FAN in Portland He holds a journalism degree from the University of Oregon © 2025 ABG-SI LLC - SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ABG-SI LLC The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER.