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Early start to winter

Accidents wreaked havoc throughout county

It's autumn on the calendar but winter weather appeared with a week of steady snow and precipitation that knocked out power and forced school cancellations.

According to weather.gov, Shelton received 3.21 inches of precipitation from Nov. 29 to Tuesday. Belfair received 2.76 inches of precipitation, according to weather.com. A Facebook post by a Union resident showed 24 inches of snow piled up.

Two winter weather advisories were issued last week. The Mason County Sheriff's Office also reported snow-related accidents Dec. 2, including a collision on state Route 3 at milepost 9 by the Deer Cr...

 

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