President Obama issues disaster declaration for January snowstorm

Dave Meyer — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:39:23 +0000

It's official now. The January snow and ice storm was a disaster!

President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster exists in 11 Washington counties that were hard hit by the storm during the period of January 14-23, 2012.

Preliminary estimates indicate more than $32 million in eligible damages.