Two rivers remain above flood stage; landslides, road closures persist
Feb 10, 2020, 7:42 AM
Flooding and landslides have roads across the region closed to traffic. (Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management)
(Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management)
From landslides to high water, people in King County are still dealing with flood damage.
The Cedar River in Renton and near Landsburg is still causing problems. The river is under a flood warning until Tuesday night, and the waters are still so high some pathways are still under water.
The Green River also remains under a flood warning in Auburn.
.@NWSSeattle says there’s 3 remaining river flood warnings this evening — Cedar River near Landsburg, Cedar River at Renton & Green River near Auburn. This is video of closed path along Cedar River in Renton tonight covered in water. @KIRO7Seattle #WaWx pic.twitter.com/8ZgFuRC6qh
— Michael Spears (@MichaelKIRO7) February 10, 2020
KIRO 7 Meteorologist Nick Allard expects both rivers to drop below flood stage by Tuesday morning.
Through the rivers are receding after the rain let up, there are still a lot of roads closed across King County in places such as Auburn, Maple Valley, Carnation, Redmond, Sammamish, and others.
Mudslides and flooding are blocking all roads leading into Mount Rainier National Park.
That includes State Route 706, also known as the “road to Paradise.” Drivers are being asked to stay away from the highway for their safety because of an unstable hillside above the highway.
For those who live in the area, the National Park Service will have an escorted convoy to get homeowners to and from their homes Monday. Convoys are tentatively scheduled for Wednesday and Friday.
“National Park Service has told us the access road will last longer if the convoys are every other day. This will allow them to maintain emergency access and the keep convoys going while WSDOT works on SR 706,” the Pierce County Department of Emergency Management said.
State Route 410 was blocked by four slides but a stretch of the road has reopened to local traffic to milepost 48, WSDOT officials said Sunday.
Luckily, the weather is trending to be on the drier side this week after a very wet month-and-a-half. Though there will still be some rain, it won’t come close to what led up to the flooding.
We've got another dry day in store for Western Washington! Many of you will start the day with some low clouds (and even areas of fog between Olympia & Chehalis), but make sure you have those 🕶️ready – most areas should see some ☀️this afternoon! #wawx pic.twitter.com/0fvhDW6igl
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) February 10, 2020
People who call the Nisqually Delta area home are returning to find a huge cleanup ahead of them.
The parking lot of the Riverside Manor apartments remained flooded this weekend. Neighbors were pumping water back into the Nisqually River.
Thurston County officials are advising flooded residents to start removing whatever is damaged as soon as they return home.
Emergency officials are also asking everyone in the Nisqually Delta area to boil their water before using until further notice.
