Wow! The flooding in the Seattle area is really bad!

[imanamerican63]

Interstates are closed in several areas and Auburn Wa for the most part is flooded with about 5 feet of water. This after several inch of rain that filled the rivers low line areas.

Hope if any DUers are affected, you’re safe.

[mahina]

1. Holy cow!

Good luck to all!

[nolabear]

2. You ain't kiddin'. We're fine but it may be the worst ever.

My daughter in law’s Montessori school is closed though not flooded. Every road to get there is. I-90 is shut down by a landslide and half the Snoqualmie Valley is under water. I’ve got a friend who just made it home from surgery before their entire area was shut off. People are being evacuated and shelters are looking for fosters. The governor is saying all the governor things, hoping FEMA still functions somehow, and we’re all waiting to see what $#!+ h34d has to say. If we can get through without federal aid, Cascadia might become a thing.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Nrc7s0JPZ70?si=stGZyEsFhEK_9Sip

This is Snoqualmie Falls, regular and now. For those interested it’s the one they show in Twin Peaks.

[gopiscrap]

4. I live about 19 miles from some of this

and yes it is a mess. They are saying this a once in a hundred years flood

[erronis]

6. Yeah. In Vermont over the last 4 or 5 years we've had 3 "100 year floods".

But it's OKAY. We'll just stop measuring and reporting these pesky details.

[ZDU]

11. Exactly! That's the PLAN

"You can't manage what you don't measure." Winning! Are we GREAT yet?

[0rganism]

7. There sure have been a lot of "once in a hundred years" weather events in the last decade

It's almost like something important is changing but we're not supposed to talk about what, why, and especially not who.

[gopiscrap]

9. exactly

it kills me when the weather reporter says this, but not that the fact this is happening because of climate change and our part in it

[nolabear]

14. Escalation. I wish we were adapting more.

Sure, fix global warming. But be emergency-ready too. We in WA are, but can always be more.

[littlemissmartypants]

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[nolabear]

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[littlemissmartypants]

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[ananda]

13. What's Tacoma like?

My niece lives there.

[nolabear]

16. Not as bad. It's mostly north of there.

I’ve not heard any reports from there, but people are being warned as far up as the border.

[ananda]

23. Yes, it's between Seattle and Bellingham where the rivers are.

The weather is really weird up there.

My sister lives in Bellingham and she says it's warm
for the season, so the water also flows down from
the mountain because it's not snowing like it
usually does.

[2naSalit]

3. It is bad.

I have been in touch with family who live in the area and they say they are okay so far. They are in Bellevue.

I've been to Snoqualmie Falls and looking at current flow is really scary. I've seen North Bend flooded before but not like this.

[Wounded Bear]

5. I live close to the Green River, which is close to topping here in Kent...

Auburn is flanked by a couple of rivers, the White on the South side and the Green on the East.

Here in Kent we've been OK so far though there has been serious puddling and clogged drains, etc. I hear the golf course about a mile west of me is flooded. No surprise. It's right on the river and AFAIK there are no dikes there.

More rain tonight.

[malaise]

10. K & R

Stay safe DUers

[ananda]

12. Jeezus, it sure is.

Huge numbers of evacuations and
serious flooding due to an atomospheric
river.

[pfitz59]

17. I live on a hill unaffected by the floods

but my county has many refugees. The cleanup will cost mucho.

[Aristus]

18. The Puyallup River was pretty close to breaching when I drove to work this morning.

I'm dreading the drive home. I hope the river is still between its banks...

[Trailrider1951]

20. Be safe, Aristus

Earlier today I did a grocery run to the Safeway in Orting. The highway was open and clear, with the Puyallup/Carbon Rivers at flood stage and some side roads closed. I've been set to evacuate if ordered to. I feel so sorry for those affected by the floods

[Aristus]

29. Thank you. The river is still in place for now.

It's no longer raining in the Puyallup River Valley, and the roads are dry.

Hope that gives the river a chance to recede a little...

[KPN]

21. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Living in coastal Oregon with travel dep[endent upon bridges and river valleys, I

think I understand what you worry about. If there is one, my whatever great spirit exists up there watch over you.

[Aristus]

30. Thank you.

See my post above. We're all right for now. And the rain has stopped.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

19. I've got friends arriving from Seattle, hopefully.

They're always happy to escape the rain. But this is just too much!

[Buzz cook]

24. A scary news report.

This is the major East/West highway in Snohomish County.

https://komonews.com/news/local/huge-logjam-threatening-hwy-2-bridge-east-of-everett

[tblue37]

26. I just watched a video of the flooding. Wow is right. And the river is moving so fast!

[Deuxcents]

27. I hope DUer George McGovern and his family are ok..he's got animals on his farm, too. Hope all are safe

[mwmisses4289]

28. Have friends and family up there, and I lived in the Seattle area for a lot of years before moving back to a red state.

Heard from my younger sister, she said she was OK; haven't heard back from a friend i tried to contact earlier today. Please stay safe everyone.