National Weather Service
Extreme heat: What King County’s emergency preparedness planner wants you to know
Washington is dealing with some of the hottest temperatures of the year yet this week. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for much of the Puget Sound area and is calling the week’s forecast “dangerously hot conditions.” Temperatures are in the high 90s across the state, with some areas passing 100 […]
Early fire conditions mark start of ‘a very long’ season
Hot and dry conditions in western Washington have already prompted a fire risk warning, brush fires in Vancouver, burn bans in some counties and strict admonishments from officials to watch for sparks and extinguish campfires properly. And the hottest months of the year are still ahead. The early fire risk west of the Cascades is […]