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Good afternoon from the KUOW Newsroom.

This is Seattle now.

I'm Paige Browning with a roundup of today's top stories.

It's Monday, April 13th. The Trump administration is going to help Washington State out.

President Trump approved Governor Bob Ferguson's request for federal disaster relief over the weekend.

Thousands of Washingtonians who sustained losses in the historic flooding last December can now apply for federal disaster aid.

16 tribal communities and affected residents in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Skagit, Wackham, and

five other counties are eligible. You can go to disasterassistance.gov for more information.

While last week brought us some spring-like weather, winter isn't over yet in parts of the

northwest. A winter storm warning has been issued for the Washington and Oregon Cascades from Tuesday night

through Thursday morning. Between 10 to 20 inches of snow and wind gusts as high as 45 miles per hour are expected for elevations above 2,500 feet.

The heaviest snow is expected late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Hannah Chandler Cooley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Portland, said

drivers should consider adjusting their plans if traveling the mountains.

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