Cold weather shelters in Snohomish County will now open for other severe weather events

By: Angelica Relente, Lynnwood Today

Outlets: My Neighborhood News Group

Published: January 16, 2026

Words: 523

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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The atmospheric river that soaked Washington state last month had prompted Snohomish County to open its cold weather shelters, which Galina Volchkova said is new.

“We’ve been doing cold weather shelters for several years … but with the last three years, I do not remember opening besides the 34 degrees activation,” Volchkova said.

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