KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | Snow slickens SW Wash. roads
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Associated Press - December 29, 2009 10:55 PM ET
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A snowstorm has slickened roads and caused several spinouts on southwest Washington highways.
The Columbian reports that police responded to several traffic mishaps on Tuesday afternoon, including a spinout on Interstate 5 near La Center.
Slick roads were also the rule in Hazel Dell. Firefighters with Clark County Fire District 6 chained up their engines.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Tuesday evening although forecaster Shawn Weagle in Portland said the snow was expected to turn to rain in a few hours.
Snow also snarled traffic in the greater Portland metro area. Tuesday evening rush hour traffic moved at a crawl through downtown Portland and its suburbs.
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