http://www.komotv.com/weather

Damn, I'm excited for this! I love wind storms. I love floods. I'm currently fighting with my husband over who gets to do the newspaper route tonight. I love it when it's like a war zone out on the route... or anything to break up the monotony. Besides, I trust my driving abilities more than his and don't want him running over down power lines or trees, lol.

But the wind report confuses me a bit. I need to go to another website so they can explain it better for me. When they say the center of the storm will be north... am I the north they speak of?

I just wish we could throw in a bit of lighting too....

lightnings awesome

lol

Yeah, lightning would be awesome!

I love sleeping with the window open this time of year! Obviously not enough for the rain to get in though...

Sun and snow are great but enough with the rain!!

When all is said and done, we're expecting 2-6" of rain in the lowlands, and upwards of 5-10" in the Cascades and perhaps over 9-10" in the Olympics. For perspective, we usually get about 6" for the entire month of November, and most of Seattle's Top 10 wettest days ever are around 3". (The record being 5.02", set in October of 2003.)

For example, the National Weather Service says the Skagit River near Concrete could rise to 10 feet over flood stage if current forecast models pan out. It also means this entire event could be on par with some of the biggest flooding events in the past 15-20 years -- maybe even approaching the historic November 1990 floods. So those who live in flood plains need to take precautions now with respect to river flooding.

Holy hell!

Anybody here in an area where it might flood? I live just up the hill from an area that floods badly. The only affect it will have on our life is a 20 mile detour for our kid's school bus, wrestling practice and the closest town. Oh, mail service will take longer.

Ugh. Driving home from work yesterday and today, I discovered I-405 was prone to flooding (around Tukwila and Renton). Around 5 inches of water here and there, it really makes me not wanna get a CAI.

Also, I hate idiot drivers. This late 80s Camry (I think?) zoomed past me through a puddle and made a nice splash on my windshield. I lost forward vision for 4 seconds - something you do NOT want to happen when it's pouring, traffic is moving at 60mph AND when the same traffic is also stop/go'ing.

Jenna...we are such kindered spirits. I too love the chaos that extreme weather brings.

Anyone here remember the Inagural Day storm of '92??? That was the best!!! I was without power for 6 days. And the snow fall we got that winter also socked us indoors.

I'm surrounded by areas where it floods. Yesterday 'A' street in Auburn near the river was flooded and I ended up driving through a 2 1/2-3 foot squall over the road. I almost stalled out but made it through okay. (Mo...time to get that Toyota truck!)

But while the valley floods (and my mom's driveway) we are up on a hill so we can stay put up here okay. Our problem is more the effect of rain on the trees in our forested areas. In '92 we lost almost 1 tree per street and they took down so many power lines. Last year we lost a tree in our front yard which smashed our CR-V. It was a 118 footer! hehe good times!

I absolutely remember the '92 storm! I was ____ed because the block that my house and work (Pizza Hut) was on was the ONLY place that had power that I knew of. I had to work that night at Pizza Hut and were UNBELIEVABLY slammed.... all those people without power, wanting food.

And the '95 snow storm rocked too. My grandmother's carport collapsed like almost everybody else's did!

I'm in bellingham, and most parking lots are flooded now. My street isn't, but I know of many that are. It's nuts. My boss canceled work so far today, as we work on Lake Whatcome and the wind was 20mph last week, and now its probably well over that.

The rain is coming down so hard, I just don't want to go to class, because I will be soaked real fast.

http://www.komotv.com/news/4565777.html

NOAA predicts that we will get 9" of rain in this 24 hours (4am-4am) and that is more than the record. The record being 5.02" set in October of 2003.

Fall Seafair is upon us! Let's go HYDROPLANING! :rofl:

Seriously, be careful out there, gang. I don't want to accidentally t-bone anyone out on the road.

This weather gives my AWD a stiffy. :D

:yawn: someone turn of the shower, Im awake already!

lol 92 storm what?? haha I was 5... Anyways I love when it floods.. I think everyone should cross their fingers for the power to go out in Gladstone Oregon bcuz then I dont have to work, I can sit around and do my homework... lol PLLLEEAASEEEE

It's in rain like this that Mo & I usually go test drive cars. This is the best way to see how they handle. A few years ago we went when there was standing water everywhere and when the dealer pointed me to turn into a parking lot it was a little early and I totally curbed it (because the water level was over the sidewalks). He laughed and said not to worry. We were the only ones crazy enough to walk into his dealership that evening.

I was 5 too. A tree fell on my play house and another on the fence and some of our animals got out into the community yard area.

yeah i hate the rain, but im from AZ so that probably has something to do with it lol!!! and the fact that were going to the field tuesday till friday and working,eating,sleeping in the rain just plain SUCKS!!! you havent lived until you eat a plate of nasty army food that is swimming on the plate.....

I love the rain...

Its the RUTS on 405 and I-5 that I hate. My box is hydroplaining all over the place..I've had to air it up to 4x4 mode. If the roads were in better shape..I wouldn't mind it.

Sheesh...Not to mention the fact not having a garage and workin on the xB sucks. :P

TCO6CHICK and jordon6001, you make me feel very old. CoreyAnn... how about you?

The Stilliguamish river, literally just down the hill from me, just had it's flood predictions changed. Instead of being moderate, it's now planned out to rise 2 feet above the highest in recorded history. They've been under-predicting lately too.

Yeah...feeling creaky and ancient!!!

With all of the rivers rising (over 18 at or above flood stage right now) everyone take care. Jenna stay safe up on the hill!

TCO6CHICK and jordon6001, you make me feel very old. CoreyAnn... how about you?

The Stilliguamish river, literally just down the hill from me, just had it's flood predictions changed. Instead of being moderate, it's now planned out to rise 2 feet above the highest in recorded history. They've been under-predicting lately too.

SORRY!

SORRY!

LOL, no worries!

No worries here either!

Ken Schram: Ten reasons to enjoy the rain

Number 10: The storm has washed away the word "MetroNatural" that was painted on top of the Space Needle.

Number 9: It's fun to splash pedestrians as you drive down the street.

Number 8: Can't get enough of that video of salmon crossing the road.

Number 7: Fewer panhandlers because carboard signs just get soggy.

Number 6: No more doorbelling by political candidates 'cause they're weather wimps.

Number 5: Not as many bicyclists to share the road with.

Number 4: Ducks swimming in Seattle's pot holes look so darn cute.

Number 3: We need more mud right before the election.

Number 2: Traffic hardly sucks more than when the sun is in our eyes.

And the number 1 reasons to enjoy all this rain: All the crack-heads and hookers stay inside which means if you really want to, you can actually use that $700,000 toilet down in Pioneer Square!

I love Ken Schram... most of the time, lol.

i have more fun trying to analyze the publics responses to his commentary.... all the ones he posts up are so devoted to their side.... if you dont agree with them he's wrong.. doesnt matter if what he says makes sense or at least makes you think about the topic as a whole...
gotta love how you have blue or red in politics.. cant be purple and pic ala carte on what you vote/support


back on rain... monday night football should be interesting

back on rain... monday night football should be interesting

GO HAWKS!

* Also need to retract previous statement abut sleeping with window open @ night, wind blew so hard it kept making the door to my room rattle 'til I got so mad I shut the window...that was around 2am :yawn:

i have more fun trying to analyze the publics responses to his commentary.... all the ones he posts up are so devoted to their side....

Yes. And I have also noticed that he only puts ones up that are extra insulting or ignorantly angry. Surely there are people out there that disagree with him, write in and can do so intelligently.

HAWKS are owning it up in this weather :)

Jenna,

Looks like you get to hang with the kids tomorrow because Stanwood's school district is closed.

Where did you see that? I've been looking! And SWEET!

It was on the 10 pm KING 5 news. Ticker at the bottom. It'll be on again at 11 pm. Sumner, Orting, & Puyallup have been hit hard down here. I'm watching to see if Sumner gets closed (where my sis & bro go).

Ah, KING 5.

I've been looking at the ticker on Q13 right now and it doesn't list it. To be Q13 certainly isn't on my list.

It's not listed on KOMO's website, nor KIRO. I never check KING because last I checked, I had to sign up, give blood and a urine sample to view that website. I'll make a point to watch KING tonight then.

And this is awesome! The boys and I will go tour all the flooding in the area!

http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/northwest/closings/pugetsound/G2135.htm

Wow... I think I forgot to type like a whole line of text in my last post. Very weird. I was trying to say that when I think of reputable news stations, Q13 certainly isn't anywhere on my list, lol.

Thanks for the link, CoreyAnn. I didn't mean to have you prove it, lol.

No school, la la la. No school, la la la.

girlfriend called me and told me that the emergency broadcast system came on the radio and apparently Northbend sunk :p

OMG... I'm so jealous! I've always wanted the EBS to break into my radio/television with and actual emergency!

Is Northbend near Puyallup? I heard Puyallup has to get the eff out, ASAP.

I hope Steve has the oar locks installed in all the Scions at Puyallup Scion - it's right there on River Road where they were telling people to evacuate because they expected the Puyallup River to go over it's banks by 1030PM... :(

Seriously, I hope if they are low enough that they got all their cars moved to higher ground. :nails:

Last time I was down there Steve was sort of stocking up on Scions for when production stopped, and he had quite a few.

(No, North Bend and Puyallup are quite a ways away from each other. Puyallup is in a valley just SE of Tacoma, and the river cuts right through there. North Bend is east of Bellevue and Issaquah...)

Tomas

We now have a 'state of emergency' declaration in 18 counties....pretty intense...

I live in an Apt next to the Puyallup river its way past the bank about 150 ft got about 20 feet till the 1st floor goes under. glad I.m on the 2nd

Here's a shot of Scion of Puyallup in, uh, 'dryer' times...

http://tijil.org/puyallup_riv.jpg

They are right on the river.

Tomas

Yeah, those cars probably needed to be moved.

We're off to go check stuff out. We're taking the camera. The Stillaguamish river crested at only one foot over record, not three like they were projecting. Still record breaking.

OMG... I'm so jealous! I've always wanted the EBS to break into my radio/television with and actual emergency!

Is Northbend near Puyallup? I heard Puyallup has to get the eff out, ASAP.
Be careful what you wish for!

Be careful what you wish for!

Yeah, I suppose, lol. I think the flooding emergency would be a right fine one to have though.

Yeah aliot of Puyallup peeps had to leave not me lol I'm the type that usually stays till its to late lol. the =ENTIRE first floor of Apts got ruined. Its sad I was talking to peeps and there were like its all good I got renters ins then my INS agent father told em its only covered if you have flood ins Sucks to be them

wow... that sux... it actually stopped raining in vancouver and dried up a little today.