The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office has released a revised list of roads that have opened now as floodwaters recede, and those which remain closed. Pictured is their video of an Oregon National Guard Blackhawk which was used all over the region to help retrieve stranded citizens...
The experts from the Northwest Weather Service are chiming in the possibility of flooding in the Tri-Cities and it looks like we are good to go for zero-flooding even with the huge amounts of snow we've received the last few months.
No mention made of any injuries, but Kennewick police say slick roads likely contributed to this wreck.
Early Wednesday morning, police were called to the intersection of Fruitland and Kennewick Avenue for a two-car collision. This is one of the vehicles involved...
The National Weather Service updated their latest forecast for the Tri-Cities and Lower Columbia Basin Friday. Besides our rainy blustery weather, they've also updated the potential for flooding in the region.
According to the National Weather Service, and our Weather Center:
"Periods of rain will continue across the Pacific Northwest through
the weekend...
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We were expecting crazy amounts of rain this weekend on the coast, and they got it. There were at least 3 different cities that had new all time records for daily rainfall on the coast of Washington State. Seattle, Olympia, & Hoquiam all broke old records that were set in the 1960's.
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