Northwest weather

Here are images from around the Pacific Northwest since Wednesday of snowstorms, effects of strong winds and flooding.

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Sat., Jan. 21, 2012

A Metro bus drives under a canopy of snow-covered trees in Pioneer Square Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Seattle. As snow started falling on Seattle Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event. The total in the city would likely be 3 to 6 inches, meteorologist Dustin Guy says. More is likely in southwest Washington, 4 to 8 inches, while less is expected in the northwest interior, 1 to 2 inches.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press
Sledders, skiers, snowboarders and pedestrians take over a snow-covered street in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. As snow started falling on Seattle Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event. The total in the city would likely be 3 to 6 inches, meteorologist Dustin Guy says. More is likely in southwest Washington, 4 to 8 inches, while less is expected in the northwest interior, 1 to 2 inches.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press
Sledders, skiers, snowboarders and pedestrians take over a snow-covered street in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. As snow started falling on Seattle Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event. The total in the city would likely be 3 to 6 inches, meteorologist Dustin Guy says. More is likely in southwest Washington, 4 to 8 inches, while less is expected in the northwest interior, 1 to 2 inches.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press
A snow-covered bicycle is locked to a bridge as unusually light traffic drives past below on Highway 520 near the University of Washington Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Seattle. A monster Pacific Northwest storm coated the Seattle area in a thick layer of ice Thursday and brought much of the state to a standstill, sending hundreds of cars spinning out of control, temporarily shutting down the airport and knocking down so many trees that members of the Washington State Patrol brought chain saws to work.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press
A tree rests on a car, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in front of an apartment building in Tacoma, Wash. On the heels of heavy snow that fell Wednesday, the Western Washington region was hit with an ice storm Thursday that coated trees and vehicles with a heavy coat of ice.

Ted Warren Associated Press
A winter snow inspires Lincoln neighborhood residents to take an early morning walk Wednesday Jan. 18, 2012 in Vancouver, Wash. The National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event.

Troy Wayrynen The Columbian
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Tatyana Sakara removes snow Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz�. More than four inches of snow blanketed Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., and the surrounding area during a snowstorm that hit the Pacific Northwest. Nimitz is wrapping up its year-long docked planned incremental availability period.

Mc3 Winn Us Navy
Truck driver David Morey, 47, of Bonney Lake, was stopped from crossing the Narrows Bridge just before troopers put up a barricade around noon Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 in Gig harbor, Wash.. Both spans were closed earlier in the day due to large ice chunks falling onto the bridge decks.

Drew Perine The News Tribune
An official vehicle crosses the Narrows Bridge, which is closed in both directions Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 in Gig harbor, Wash. Both spans were closed earlier in the day due to large ice chunks falling onto the bridge decks.

Janet Jensen The News Tribune
A Washington State Patrol trooper directs traffic across the median on the eastbound access to the Narrows Bridge, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 in Gig harbor, Wash.. Both spans were closed earlier in the day due to large ice chunks falling onto the bridge decks.

Drew Perine The News Tribune
Workers on a crew working for Puget Sound Energy move a new power pole into place to replace one that fell down after a tree covered in ice fell on a transmission line near a substation, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. Heavy layers of ice brought down trees and power lines across the Northwest Friday, following two days of snow and ice storms, crews expect to be busy through the weekend restoring power.

Ted Warren Associated Press
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire talks to reporters as she visits a location where a crew of linesmen working for Puget Sound Energy were working to replace a downed power pole that fell after a tree covered in ice fell on a transmission line near a substation, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Olympia, Wash. Heavy layers of ice brought down trees and power lines across the Northwest Friday, following two days of snow and ice storms and crews will be busy through the weekend restoring power.

Ted Warren Associated Press
John Bales of Albany, Ore., paddles past a basketball hoop and a picnic shelter at Bryant Park while checking out the floodwaters in his canoe Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Albany, Ore. Swelling rivers due to a storm system have led to the worst flooding some Oregon counties have seen in more than a decade.

Amanda Cowan Albany Democrat-Herald
Amber Pelroy lights a candle at a makeshift memorial next to Periwinkle Creek where a car was swept away by floodwaters Thursday, killing a mother and child, in Albany, Ore., Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Pelroy's husband was one of several people trying to rescue people from the car while she watched. Near swollen creeks in low-lying areas across western Oregon, authorities closed flooded streets and homeowners frantically filled sandbags to keep muddy water out of their homes.

Don Ryan Associated Press
Ice cover the trees in Rainier,Wash. on Friday, Jan. 20,2012. Thick ice brought down trees and power lines in the region overnight, following two days of snow and ice storms. A powerful Pacific Northwest storm knocked out power to about 250,000 electric customers around Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia after it coated much of Washington in ice and swelled Oregon rivers, killing a child and two adults. Besides the outages, the big concern now is more flooding in both states with warmer temperatures and rain.

Steve Bloom The Olympian
A deep snow pile made things a bit challenging for an Intercity Transit rider while boarding the bus on Friday, Jan. 20,2012 in Olympia, Wash. Thick ice brought down trees and power lines in the region overnight, following two days of snow and ice storms. A powerful Pacific Northwest storm knocked out power to about 250,000 electric customers around Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia after it coated much of Washington in ice and swelled Oregon rivers, killing a child and two adults. Besides the outages, the big concern now is more flooding in both states with warmer temperatures and rain.

Steve Bloom The Olympian
ORG XMIT: SR1201201541524821 A few inches of snow winds up being a whole lot of berms in downtown Spokane, Wash. Friday January 20, 2012 as pedestrians try to cross Riverside Ave. and traffic tries to figure out where the lanes are and how to make a left turn.

Christopher Anderson The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
ORG XMIT: SR1201201544524828 A few inches of snow winds up being a whole lot of berms in downtown Spokane, Wash., Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, as pedestrians cross Riverside Ave. and traffic tries to figure out where the lanes are and how to make a left turn.

Christopher Anderson The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
ORG XMIT: SR1201201552234835 The monochromatic landscape of a snow covered Manito Park is broken only by the bright colors of sledders, skiers, snowshoers and other winter enthusiasts, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.

Christopher Anderson The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
ORG XMIT: SR1201201604564854 The monochromatic landscape of a snow covered Manito Park is broken only by the bright colors of sledders, skiers, snowshoers and other winter enthusiasts Friday January 20, 2012.

Christopher Anderson The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
Hailey Reed,8, starts down the sledding hill at Esquire Hills Elementary School on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 in Bremerton, Wash.

Larry Steagall Kitsap Sun
A pair of bicyclists head across an intersection in a snowstorm Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Seattle. As snow started falling on Seattle Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event. The total in the city would likely be 3 to 6 inches, meteorologist Dustin Guy says. More is likely in southwest Washington, 4 to 8 inches, while less is expected in the northwest interior, 1 to 2 inches.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press
A pair of bicyclists head across an intersection in a snowstorm Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Seattle. As snow started falling on Seattle Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event. The total in the city would likely be 3 to 6 inches, meteorologist Dustin Guy says. More is likely in southwest Washington, 4 to 8 inches, while less is expected in the northwest interior, 1 to 2 inches.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press
Heidi Hunt, right, and Alexis Nasya Prass playfully tumble down a snow-covered hill at the Olympic Sculpture Park near Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Seattle. As snow started falling on Seattle Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event. The total in the city would likely be 3 to 6 inches, meteorologist Dustin Guy says. More is likely in southwest Washington, 4 to 8 inches, while less is expected in the northwest interior, 1 to 2 inches.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press
Passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport look toward an electronic board listing canceled or delayed flights, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Seattle. On the heels of heavy snow that fell Wednesday, the Western Washington region was hit with an ice storm Thursday that closed runways at the airport and stranded hundreds of travelers.

Ted Warren Associated Press
Snow covers the The Tacoma Dome on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 in Tacoma, Wash. An ice storm followed heavy snow in western Washington, bringing down trees that killed one person and knocked out power for about 100,000 homes while sending cars and trucks spinning out of control.

Joe Barrentine Joe Barrentine
Jeff Jarvis, facilities manager at the Pike Place Market, shovels snow at the landmark site Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Seattle. As snow started falling on Seattle Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event. The total in the city would likely be 3 to 6 inches, meteorologist Dustin Guy says. More is likely in southwest Washington, 4 to 8 inches, while less is expected in the northwest interior, 1 to 2 inches.

Elaine Thompson Associated Press