Winter weather advisory expired at 1 p.m. today

COLFAX — A National Weather Service winter weather advisory was expected to expire at 1 p.m. today, Dec. 11, following freezing rain and snowfall overnight.

The advisory was issued at 5:11 a.m. today, shortly after snow started falling in the city.

This morning, the state Department of Transportation was reporting state Highway 26 as snow-covered between Colfax and Washtucna.

Other roads were slick, too, with at least one slide-off being reported on Dry Creek Road. Nobody was injured.

Posting on social media, the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office cautioned motorists.

“Roadways are extremely slic...