PORT TOWNSEND –Road and sidewalks are expected to remain icy today after tumbling, numbing temperatures Tuesday night.
Areas throughout the North Olympic Peninsula received from three inches to a foot of snow on Sunday, and more in some places on Monday.
Tuesday was clear in Jefferson County but cold.
More snow is expected at about 6 p.m. today, said Seattle-based meteorologist Andy Haner with the National Weather Service.
Port Townsend is expected to receive an inch of snow tonight, and areas farther south, like Quilcene, could receive two to three inches of snow, Haner said.
The temperature through Tuesday night was expected to plunge to 16 degrees, he said.
Haner said freezing rain is also a worry today and Thursday.
Roads were icy Tuesday and led to more minor vehicle collisions.
One person was reported suffering minor injuries, East Jefferson Fire Rescue Chief Mike Mingee said.
Two people were hospitalized Tuesday after falling on ice.
“We”ve had more injuries from slips and falls than we have from traffic accidents,” Mingee said.
Snow plows working
Monte Reinders, Jefferson County Public Works engineer, said up to 10 snow plows have been running around the clock to clear county roads.
He said he expects around-the-clock county snowplowing through the end of this week.
“We’ll put as much sand on the roads as we can,” Reinders said.
Some of the trouble spots Tuesday were Larson Lake, Anderson Lake, Eaglemount and Port Ludlow.
Swansonville Road and Eaglemount Road were closed for a portion of Tuesday morning, said Reinders.
Some smaller roads have not been plowed yet because larger, well-used roads took higher priority, he said.
As temperatures increase, snowplows will begin to make their way to the smaller roads, he said.
But he said fewer vehicles became stuck Tuesday than were on Sunday and Monday.
“On the one hand it’s slicker and on the other hand people are finally starting to realize that it is slicker,” Reinders said.
The State Patrol reported 10 minor vehicle collisions in Jefferson County on Tuesday,.
Port Townsend Police Detective Mike Evans said only minor vehicle collisions occurred in the city Tuesday.
