[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Area Flood Watch (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 12/10/2010 11:38:15 AM EDT
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Statement as of 4:16 AM PST on December 10, 2010 ... Flood Watch in effect from Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a * Flood Watch for portions of western Washington... including the following counties... Grays Harbor... Clallam... island... Jefferson... San Juan... Skagit... Whatcom... King... Kitsap... Lewis... Mason... Pierce... Snohomish... Thurston. * From Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon * heavy rain... accompanied by snow levels around 8000 feet... will develop Saturday night and continue through Sunday night. At this time it is impossible to say exactly how much rain will fall and what places will get the most rain. Generally speaking... storm totals of 1 to 3 inches are likely for the western Washington lowlands... with 3 to 8 inches over the mountains. A Flood Watch is in effect for every County in western Washington. * Some rivers seem certain to flood... including the skokomish in Mason County... the tolt in King County... and the Puyallup river near Orting in Pierce County. The flood potential on other rivers depends on where exactly the heaviest rain falls. * Rivers facing at least a moderate threat of flooding include the Satsop and Chehalis rivers in Lewis and Grays Harbor counties... the Nooksack Skagit stillaguamish Snohomish Skykomish and Snoqualmie rivers flowing off the north Cascades... and the Deschutes Cowlitz and Skookumchuck flowing off the central Cascades. * Even small streams could overflow their banks if rain is heavy enough. Urban flooding where drainage is poor is also a possibility. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flood Watch means conditions are favorable for flooding but flooding is not imminent or occurring. Monitor the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service and be ready to act quickly if flooding is observed or a warning is issued. |
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The green river runs right behind my work... since we are south of 405 no sand bags or artificial levy's for us... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Better get a snorkel. the river is already pretty high for this time of year....it won't take much more to get to the top.... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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The green river runs right behind my work... since we are south of 405 http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9063/lolwutermelon.jpg Do you mean your work is south of I5 or north of 405?  north of 405... whoops.. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
| The gauge at my house if interested. The projection looks a lot better then it did this morning. |
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The gauge at my house if interested. The projection looks a lot better then it did this morning. Does hitting flood stage put the water on the lower level of your property? |
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Quoted: Note that the Green is not listed. In fact, it is not expected to be a problem. (And the work on the embankment @Howard Hanson seems to have done the trick.)Wetside: - Green River Valley's levy are unstable and might break this season, prepare to evacuate, or sandbag your house. ETA: In general, flooding in Western Washington is a problem not so much because of rain, as it is because of snow melt in the mountains. |
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Note that the Green is not listed. In fact, it is not expected to be a problem. (And the work on the embankment @Howard Hanson seems to have done the trick.) Wetside: - Green River Valley's levy are unstable and might break this season, prepare to evacuate, or sandbag your house. ETA: In general, flooding in Western Washington is a problem not so much because of rain, as it is because of snow melt in the mountains over development in flood plains, NFIP, and continually rebuilding flood damaged/destroyed structures. Fixered. And +2 for living on a hill (and not one the edge of one historically prone to landslides). |
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Quoted: I'm on vacation this next week. Let me know if you guys need help. Have boats, truck, and tools. We live at the top of the hill so we'll be fine, but if others need help, please let me know. Quoted: Does hitting flood stage put the water on the lower level of your property? Flood stage will take out my driveway.  |
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Latest version of Watch Message Statement as of 4:16 AM PST on December 11, 2010 ... Flood Watch remains in effect from 4 PM PST this afternoon through Monday afternoon... The Flood Watch continues for * portions of western Washington... including the following counties... Grays Harbor... Clallam... island... Jefferson... San Juan... Skagit... Whatcom... King... Kitsap... Lewis... Mason... Pierce... Snohomish... Thurston. * From 4 PM PST this afternoon through Monday afternoon * heavy rain... accompanied by snow levels around 8000 feet... will develop tonight and continue through Sunday night. At this time it is difficult to say exactly how much rain will fall and which basins will get the most rain. Generally speaking... storm totals of 1 to 3 inches are likely for the western Washington lowlands... with 4 to 9 inches over the mountains. A Flood Watch is in effect for every County in western Washington. * Some rivers seem certain to flood... including the skokomish in Mason County... the tolt in King County... and the Puyallup river near Orting in Pierce County. The flood potential on other rivers depends on where exactly the heaviest rain falls. * Rivers facing at least a moderate threat of flooding include the Satsop and Chehalis rivers in Lewis and Grays Harbor counties... the Elwha off the Olympics in Clallam County... the Nooksack Skagit stillaguamish Snohomish Skykomish and Snoqualmie rivers flowing off the north Cascades... and the Deschutes Cowlitz and Skookumchuck flowing off the central Cascades. * The amount of rain falling in the Green River basin is not expected to be of concern for operations at Howard Hanson dam... or for flooding on the lower Green River basin from the city of Auburn downstream through Kent... Renton... and Tukwila. On the non leveed middle Green Basin... the rural portion of the river upstream from Auburn to Howard Hanson dam... there is a risk of minor flooding... typical of flooding that has occurred there in recent past flood events of this magnitude. * Even small streams could overflow their banks if rain is heavy enough. Urban flooding where drainage is poor is also a possibility. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flood Watch means conditions are favorable for flooding but flooding is not imminent or occurring. Monitor the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service and be ready to act quickly if flooding is observed or a warning is issued. |
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The Christmas Party will be under 10' of water! Bring all boats, floatation devices, and platform boat so we can party on until Sunday! I'm bringing a fat chick. They float, too. I didn't know 1NG was riding with you to the party. TRG Jealous? |
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Does hitting flood stage put the water on the lower level of your property? Flood stage will take out my driveway.
It is gonna be a long weekend, you know the drill, give me a call if you need some lightweight help! This. I'm an hour away. I'm on a hill so not much to worry about. Water in the basement at most if it gets that bad. I'm supposed to trim some trees for an elderly couple tomorrow but I'm sure they would understand if people were needing real help. |
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Statement as of 8:41 PM PST on December 11, 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Snoqualmie river near Carnation * from 7 am Sunday until Tuesday morning. * At 8:30 PM Saturday the stage was 48.2 feet. * Flood stage is 54.0 feet. * Major flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood stage around 7 am Sunday and crest near 58.2 feet around 10 PM Sunday. The river will fall below flood stage Monday night. * Impact... at 58.0 feet... the Snoqualmie river will cause major flooding from Fall City downstream through Carnation and Duvall. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate Many Farms... residential areas... and roads. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters... tributaries... and other streams within and near the Snoqualmie river basin. Weather.Gov/Seattle 841 PM PST Sat Dec 11 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Snoqualmie river near the falls * from 4 am Sunday until Monday afternoon. * At 7:30 PM Saturday the flow was 3506 cfs. * Flood flow is 20000 cfs. * Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood flow around 4 am Sunday and crest near 35230 cfs around 10 am Sunday. The river will fall below flood flow early Monday morning. * Impact... at 30000 cfs... the Snoqualmie river will cause widespread flooding of pasture lands and roads along the river from the town of Snoqualmie downstream through Fall City. Roads that may become flooded include Fall City-Carnation... Tolt Hill... and Novelty flats roads. This river level on the Snoqualmie corresponds roughly to a phase 3 flood in the King County flood system. 841 PM PST Sat Dec 11 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the tolt river near Carnation * from 6 am Sunday until Monday morning. * At 8:15 PM Saturday the flow was 868.0 cfs. * Flood flow is 4500 cfs. * Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood flow around 6 am Sunday and crest near 6200 cfs around 4 PM Sunday. The river will fall below flood flow Sunday night. * Impact... at 4500 cfs... the tolt river will flood tolt river Rd and many driveways. Some homes in the san souci area could be inaccessible due to deep and quick flood waters. This river level on the tolt corresponds to a phase 3 flood in the King County flood system. 841 PM PST Sat Dec 11 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Snohomish river at Snohomish * from 3 PM Sunday until late Tuesday night. * At 7:30 PM Saturday the stage was 13.0 feet. * Flood stage is 25.0 feet. * Major flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood stage around 3 PM Sunday and crest near 29.5 feet around 1 PM Monday. The river will fall below flood stage Tuesday evening. * Impact... at 29.0 feet... the Snohomish river will flood low farm lands and several roads... including Riverview Rd and the Snohomish-Monroe Highway. Hide tidal levels could worsen flooding on the lower Delta and Ebey Island. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters... tributaries... and other streams within and near the Snohomish river Basin. A stage of 29 feet on the Snohomish river corresponds to a phase 3 in the Snohomish County flood program. 841 PM PST Sat Dec 11 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Snohomish river near Monroe * from 1 PM Sunday until Tuesday afternoon. * At 7:30 PM Saturday the stage was 4.9 feet. * Flood stage is 15.0 feet. * Major flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood stage around 1 PM Sunday and crest near 19.1 feet around 4 am Monday. The river will fall below flood stage Tuesday morning. * Impact... at 17.0 feet... the Snohomish river will cause major flooding... inundating farm land... roads... and some residential areas. Levees will likely suffer damage. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters... tributaries... and other streams within and near the Snohomish river Basin. A stage of 17 feet at this location corresponds to phase 2 in the Snohomish County Flood Warning system. 841 PM PST Sat Dec 11 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Skykomish river near Gold Bar * from 5 am Sunday until Monday afternoon. * At 7:30 PM Saturday the stage was 7.1 feet. * Flood stage is 15.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood stage around 5 am Sunday and crest near 17.7 feet around 4 PM Sunday. The river will fall below flood stage early Monday morning. * Impact... at 17.0 feet... the Skykomish river will cause flooding from near index downstream through Sultan to the Snoqualmie. Flood waters will cover numerous roads... including Ben Howard Rd... index-Galena Rd and tualco loop Rd. Flooding in the town of Sultan will begin. A stage of 17 feet on the Skykomish river corresponds to a phase 3 in the Snohomish County flood program. 841 PM PST Sat Dec 11 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the stillaguamish river at Arlington * from 8 am Sunday until Monday afternoon. * At 8:24 PM Saturday the stage was 4.4 feet. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood stage around 8 am Sunday and crest near 18.6 feet around 4 PM Sunday. The river will fall below flood stage Monday morning. * Impact... at 18.0 feet... the stillaguamish river will flood many roads including Hwy 530... Pioneer Highway... Marine Drive and numerous locations along Norman Rd. Swift waters will flood residential areas near Silvana... Norman and Florence. A stage of 18 feet on the stillaguamish river corresponds roughly to phase 3 in the Snohomish County flood program. 841 PM PST Sat Dec 11 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the South Fork stillaguamish river near Granite Falls * from 11 am Sunday until Monday morning. * At 7:30 PM Saturday the stage was 5.9 feet. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood stage around 11 am Sunday and crest near 16.6 feet around 4 PM Sunday. The river will fall below flood stage early Monday morning. * Impact... at 16.0 feet... the South Fork stillaguamish river will cause flooding in Granite Falls downstream to the Blue Spruce area and Jordan Road. A stage of 16 feet corresponds to phase 3 in the Snohomish County Flood Warning system. 841 PM PST Sat Dec 11 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the North Fork stillaguamish river near Arlington * from 12 PM Sunday until Monday afternoon. * At 8:15 PM Saturday the stage was 4.8 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood stage around 12 PM Sunday and crest near 14.4 feet around 10 PM Sunday. The river will fall below flood stage early Monday morning. * Impact... at 14.0 feet... the North Fork stillaguamish river will cause flooding in the Cicero and Swede Heaven areas... Oso loop Road... and sr 530. Flood waters will also cause riverbank erosion. A stage of 14 feet corresponds to phase 3 in the Snohomish County Flood Warning ssystem. 828 PM PST Sat Dec 11 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Nisqually river near National * from 12 PM Sunday until late Sunday night. * At 8:00 PM Saturday the flow was 1132 cfs. * Flood flow is 8000 cfs. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood flow around 12 PM Sunday and crest near 8560 cfs around 4 PM Sunday. The river will fall below flood flow Sunday evening. 828 PM PST Sat Dec 11 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Puyallup river near Orting * from 1 am Sunday until Monday evening. * At 7:45 PM Saturday the flow was 1380 cfs. * Flood flow is 4500 cfs. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise above flood flow around 1 am Sunday and crest near 9010 cfs around 10 am Sunday. The river will fall below flood flow Monday early afternoon. * Impact... at 9000 cfs... the Puyallup river will flood several residential areas near Orting where levees remain damaged from flooding in recent year |