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Jun. 22—The St. George's Put-in on the Little Spokane River is closed following flooding. "Once the water recedes, we will reopen the area," said Lara Gricar, a spokeswoman for Washington State ...
In December 2023, an atmospheric river caused flooding in the Pacific Northwest. [1] Rainfall and temperature records were set in the U.S. state of Washington. [2] Two deaths have been attributed to this flood. [3] One person died in Portland. [4]
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Floodwaters rushed through parts of Bellingham, Washington, on Monday morning, November 15, as persistent rain overwhelmed creeks, reports said.Christine Smith posted video to Twitter she said she ...
The highway reopened on November 17 after the landslide was cleared. [79] Flooding of the Nooksack River basin in Whatcom County forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and the closure of local schools, [80] [81] the issuance of an evacuation order in parts of Ferndale near the Nooksack, [82] and cutoff all road traffic into and out of ...
The Willamette River crested at 28.6 feet (8.7 m) in Portland on February 9, reaching major flood stage and causing some flooding issues in lowlying parts of the city, including the Northwest Industrial Area. Sandbags were placed along the downtown seawall to prevent flooding, but the river came a few inches short of overtopping the lowest ...
Heavy rain caused widespread flooding along the Snoqualmie River in Washington on October 22, local media reported.In a video shared on Twitter by Sol to Seed, an organic produce farm in Carnation ...
The single greatest cause of failure in Washington has been flooding, frequently associated with severe storms, which then results in destructive bridge scour. [1] [2] [3] According to University of Washington meteorologist Cliff Mass, Western Washington is "particularly vulnerable to such bridge losses, with long floating bridges and the powerful winds associated with our terrain and incoming ...