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Roofs collapse under weight of Spokane's record snowfall
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Published: December 31, 2008
Updated: 12/31/2008 12:20 am
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane residents were digging out yesterday after a record-breaking month of snow-collapsed roofs and clogged streets.
The center of a snow-laden supermarket roof in north Spokane collapsed Monday night, prompting the evacuation of that store and adjacent businesses. Two more collapses were reported yesterday -- at a church gymnasium and a hardware store.
The collapses came as Spokane set a monthly record for snowfall, at 59.7 inches, after 8.3 inches were recorded in the 24-hour period ending at 4 p.m. Monday, said Ellie Kelch, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. The city's previous record of 56.9 inches was set in January 1950.
Two more storms are headed toward Washington state this week, with more wind, rain and heavy snow in places, including Spokane.
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