Flood Warning
The Flood Warning continues for
the White River near Buckley
* until further notice.
* At 9:00 PM Thursday the flow was 11309 cfs.
* Flood flow is 10000 cfs.
* Minor flooding is occurring. The forecast is for minor flooding.
* Forecast... the river will continue to rise and crest near 11500 cfs
around 10 PM Thursday.
* Impact... at 10000 cfs... the White River will flood areas above and
below Mud Mountain dam downstream. Deep and swift flood waters will
inundate roads and surround and cut off access to some homes. 10000
cfs on the White River corresponds to a phase 3 flood in the King
County flood system.
The Flood Warning continues for
the Cedar River at Renton
* until late Saturday night.
* At 9:00 PM Thursday the stage was 16.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring. The forecast is for moderate
flooding.
* Forecast... the river crested at 16.6 feet at 3 PM Thursday and will
continue to fall to below flood stage Saturday evening.
* Impact... at 15.0 feet... the Cedar River will flood areas of Renton
including the Renton Airport.
959 PM PST Thu Jan 08 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Cedar River near Landsburg
* until Saturday afternoon.
* At 9:00 PM Thursday the stage was 7.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring. The forecast is for major flooding.
* Forecast... the river has crested and will continue to fall to below
flood stage Saturday morning.
* Impact... at 7.0 feet... the Cedar River will cause major flooding
from Landsburg downstream through Maplewood. Deep and swift flood
waters will inundate many roads and some residential areas...
especially in Maple Valley. Flooding threatens sr-169. Flooding
will occur all along the river including headwaters...
tributaries... and other streams within and near the Cedar River
Basin. A stage of 7 feet on the Cedar River corresponds to a phase
4 flood in the King County flood system.
959 PM PST Thu Jan 08 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Snoqualmie river near Carnation
* until Saturday morning.
* At 9:30 PM Thursday the stage was 60.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 54.0 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring. The forecast is for major flooding.
* Forecast... the river has crested and will continue to fall to below
flood stage Friday night.
* Impact... at 60.0 feet... the Snoqualmie river will cause severe near
record 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.
959 PM PST Thu Jan 08 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Snoqualmie river near the falls
* until Friday morning.
* At 9:30 PM Thursday the flow was 28524 cfs.
* Flood flow is 20000 cfs.
* Minor flooding is occurring. The forecast is for minor flooding.
* Forecast... the river has crested and will continue to fall to below
flood flow Friday 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.
959 PM PST Thu Jan 08 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the tolt river near Carnation
* until Friday morning.
* At 9:30 PM Thursday the flow was 6293 cfs.
* Flood flow is 4500 cfs.
* Moderate flooding is occurring. The forecast is for minor
flooding.
* Forecast... the river has crested and will continue to fall to below
flood flow Friday morning.
* 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.
