We’ve been getting about 2 snow storms per week since it started snowing in mid
December. Back on Dec 22, I posted that we had received about 36″ so far. Here we are 13 days later and we are up to about 70″ of snowfall so far this season. In fact, December snowfall in Spokane set an all time record of 61.5″. Right now there is 3′ to 4′ on the ground.
Over the past two weeks, there has been 30 or so businesses and homes who’s roof’s have caved in. Including a large grocery store and fitness center. There was even one instance where an 85 year old lady was killed in Rockford when a large amount of snow fell off her roof burying her while she was apparently shovel the walks. Another young girl was much luckier.
While driving around town yesterday, I came across a couple of the dozens of collapses that the news hadn’t reported. A gymnasium on a church which had collapsed The 40′x80′ pole building that encloses the warm up arena at the equestrian center that my daughter rides at had completely given way under the weight of the snow.
Everywhere you drive in Spokane, you can see teams of people working to clear the snow off of homes and businesses with flat or low pitch roofs. It’s not uncommon right now to see people running snowblowers up on the roofs.
Crazy weather. That reminds me, I need to send a letter to Al Gore titled “WTF”?
