http://kuow.org en http://kuow.org/post/winter-weather-advisory-and-resource-guide <p>National Weather Service has issued a <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=WAZ508&amp;warncounty=WAC033&amp;firewxzone=WAZ654&amp;local_place1=&amp;product1=Special+Weather+Statement">cold weather statement</a> for the Puget Sound region. KUOW has compiled a guide of tips to prepare for inclement weather and resources that can help you stay safe during emergency weather situations.</p> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:50:00 +0000 Serene Careaga 5331 at http://kuow.org Winter Weather Advisory And Resource Guide http://kuow.org/post/record-rain-falls-seattle-brings-snow-mountains <p>Western Washington is bracing for more precipitation after record heavy rains snarled traffic and caused localized flooding on Monday.</p><p>According to the National Weather Service, 2.03 inches of rain fell at Sea-Tac Airport between midnight and 5:00 p.m. Monday. That breaks the previous record for the day of 1.23 inches set in 1962.</p><p>The National Weather Service says a second storm is expected to hit the region Tuesday, and an even stronger weather system will move in on Wednesday, bringing high winds to the coast.</p><p> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:27:56 +0000 Deborah Wang 3861 at http://kuow.org Record Rain Falls On Seattle, Brings Snow To Mountains http://kuow.org/post/poet-dorothy-trogdon-life-under-graphite-sky <p>Your attitude toward rain and seemingly endless dark skies may be the best litmus test for whether you are a true Northwesterner. Do you resist or embrace the shift toward dark, wet days? In her poems “Under the Graphite Sky” and <a href="http://kathleenflenniken.com/blog/?p=61">“Strange How You Stay,”</a> Orcas Island poet Dorothy Trogdon gives us a uniquely Pacific Northwestern view of winter.</p><p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:36:00 +0000 Elizabeth Austen 2962 at http://kuow.org Poet Dorothy Trogdon On Life “Under The Graphite Sky”