The following are updates from City departments and partners: The City of Seattle expects to keep open the six overnight shelters into January 2022 and continue to open as many warming centers and city facilities as staffing allows with providers and employees. Under this winter weather emergency, Mayor Durkan’s emergency order provides incentives of at least $150 for frontline workers and human service providers who will be working in person and staffing emergency shelters and warming centers during the holidays and surge of Omicron. On Friday, December 24, Mayor Durkan signed an emergency order to help increase the number of frontline workers during the surge of Omicron. Not only is it the law it is the right thing to do. Salt and shovel sidewalks adjacent to their property to ensure they remain safe and accessible.Avoid and postpone road travel whenever possible.With significant snow fall accumulation, the City is urging residents and businesses: I can’t thank our City of Seattle workers enough for their dedication and their commitment to ensuring that all Seattle residents stay safe in this extreme weather.” This year is no different – our City workers, essential workers, and service providers have been on the job over the past several days, working through scheduled vacations, holiday days, and a rise in Omicron cases. They have worked tirelessly to ensure that our streets are cleared, our power is on, and our unsheltered population have safe and warm places to stay during some of the coldest and snowiest days our City has ever seen. “Over the past four years, City workers have responded to over 20 extreme weather events. We’ll make it through the latest challenge of 2021 together,” said Mayor Durkan. If you don’t need to gather, don’t gather. “With both the rise of cases and hazardous road conditions, if you don’t need to travel, don’t travel. The extreme cold temperatures will present a risk of icy conditions. The National Weather Service expects additional snow accumulation later in the week, and the City of Seattle will face extremely cold temperatures into the new year. Seattle (December 27, 2021) – With snowfall accumulation between 3” and 6” yesterday and freezing temperatures overnight, some city services have been impacted.

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