Flood updates from KING 5, wild

Snohomish is going to get hit pretty hard. I'm up in the hills but they are anticipating all the valleys will be flooded. I don't remember when the last time the Snohomish Valley flooded. We're all so use to hearing about Carnation and Fall City that this just seems kind of unbelievable.

I hope everyone stays safe and dry.

I hope everyone stays safe.

I hear that we're supposed to get more heavy rain! It's the age of Aquarium!

Highway Weather Update

For general traveler information, visit the WSDOT statewide traveler information web site. Traffic and weather information is also available by dialing 5-1-1 from most phones

As of 7:59 p.m., November 6, 2006

The deluge of rain and high water produced by today's storm has caused closures on sections of nearly 20 state highways in Western Washington. WSDOT crews of more than 700 have been battling the water non-stop since early Monday morning.

WSDOT will provide frequent updates to this page as conditions change. Western Washington counties are listed in alphabetical order and eastern Washington counties will be added if storm conditions warrant:

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Does this mean FEMA will be coming? Emergency kits, fresh water and food in place. Be careful all.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003352396_flood06m.html

As rivers across Western Washington neared or exceeded record flows today, evacuations were ordered in a handful of cities and neighborhoods, and emergency officials braced for what could be the region's most severe flooding in a decade.

One man was killed in the flooding, and two other deaths were attributed to rain-slicked roads. Rising floodwaters in the Skagit County cities of Concrete and Hamilton prompted police and firefighters to go door to door evacuating residents. In nearby Sedro-Woolley, patients at United General Hospital were loaded into ambulances and taken to higher ground as a precaution.

"They're saying this could be the hundred-year flood," said Pastor Ron Edwards, of Hamilton, as people ran in and out of First Baptist Church, where an emergency shelter was quickly filling up. "This is not a rich town and people don't have a lot of resources. It took some of them a full year to recover from the last flood , so they're anxious."

Gov. Christine Gregoire declared a state of emergency for 18 counties, and state transportation officials reported that today's deluge closed sections of nearly 20 Western Washington highways. ...(more)