Lots of rain and rapid snowmelt has led to rapidly rising rivers and streams causing major flooding in Walla Walla, Waitsburg and Dayton and Pendleton and Umitilla Oregon.
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.
With all the snowfall this year a huge concern going forward will be what will happen when everything melts? If you're a resident of West Richland, this concern is nothing new. Almost every year when the spring thaw starts, the Yakima River rises and causes minor to major flooding...