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• No more snow in Whatcom County, but cold will stay

  No more snow in Whatcom County, but cold will stay

  The last of the snow is falling, and the winds are peaking in Whatcom County. The concerns now for residents and commuters are slick roads and below-zero wind chill.

  The weather radar indicates the snow associated with an overnight storm that blanketed most of western Washington will dissipate by noon Wednesday, Jan. 18, National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Colman said. Winds that have exceeded 50 mph in some places will persist for the next several hours but shouldn't get much worse, Colman said.

  Sandy Point had one of the highest reported wind gusts in the county, at 51 mph. Lynden reported a temperature of 8 degrees at 10 a.m. and had a peak gust of 35 mph Wednesday morning, Colman said.

• ACHD: Boise residents, don't rake leaves into the street

  ACHD: Boise residents, don't rake leaves into the street

  In the past month, Ada County Highway District crews have ramped up their sweeping forces, focusing on the tree-lined streets of the North and East ends of Boise — two areas that prove to be most problematic with leaves clogging gutters and storm drains during the fall months.

  The agency is asking Boise residents, particularly those in areas with a lot of trees, to help their efforts, and to not blow or rake leaves from their yards into the street or alley. Sweeper trucks are not equipped to pick up large volumes of leaves and cannot pick up branches.

  Each year ACHD collects leaves and hauls them to a site where they are recycled for free and used as mulch. Crews have begun that process.

• Metal thieves now swiping Tacoma's storm drain covers

  Metal thieves now swiping Tacoma's storm drain covers

  Increasingly brazen metal thieves have a new favorite target in Tacoma: They are swiping storm drain grates. The city's reporting they've made off with at least 15 in the last 24 hours.

• During the thaw

  During the thaw

   • Keep storm drains clear of debris to avoid flooding.

• You think that was bad? More snow to come for Whatcom County

  You think that was bad? More snow to come for Whatcom County

  By the time most Whatcom County residents wake up Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, several inches of new snow could be on the ground.

  And the worst may be yet to come.

  A winter storm warning because of the snow was expected to expire at 6 a.m. Tuesday. But a winter storm watch, likely to become a warning, was in effect for Tuesday night to Wednesday evening. That storm could bring even heavier snowfall across the county, according to the National Weather Service.