UPDATED — 2:02 p.m. Oct. 31, 2015
The King County Flood Warning Center issued a Phase III flood alert for the Snoqualmie River. At these flood levels, low-lying areas of the Snoqualmie Valley could be inundated with floodwaters of various depths, and road closures are possible.
Northwest Eighth Street and the park and ride across from the Pour House Bar & Grill are closed due to flooding, the city of North Bend announced in a news release at 1:50 p.m. Contact the North Bend Public Works Department at 736-7697 if you observe flooding or other concerning conditions.
“Please remember you are responsible to clean out and maintain your own gutters, downspouts and storm drain systems surrounding your home,” the city said in a news release. “So please do not call us if you see water pooling in your landscaping areas as a result of your own collection systems failing as we are very busy responding to significant flooding within public infrastructure and cannot enter private property to repair your private system.”
According to the King County Flood Services forecast, the Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie may rise to nearly 30,000 cubic feet per second later today and then begin to subside
As of 10:30 a.m., the sum of the Snoqualmie River’s three forks recorded a flow of 29,720 cfs, well above the 20,000 cfs threshold for a Phase III flood alert.
The Snoqualmie Department of Emergency Management is monitoring river flow changes. Sign up for the city’s Emergency Alert System at http://bit.ly/SnoqualmieEAS.
During river flooding events, King County serves as a clearinghouse for information on flood conditions, operating a recorded message center with continuous updates of river gage readings and flood phases and other related information. Reach the Flood Warning Center at 206-296-8200 or 1-800-945-9263. Interpreter assistance in multiple languages is available.
King County offers everyone free access to KC Flood Alerts, an automated system that allows subscribers to receive customized alerts of potential flooding for any or all of King County’s six major river systems.
Immediate notifications about pending high water are sent to email, smart phone text or voicemail, providing subscribers with the maximum amount of warning about potential high water.
Find the KC Flood Alerts link at kingcounty.gov/flood. This website is a valuable preparedness resource, with all of the latest information about river levels and road conditions, plus weather reports and other critical links.
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