Powerful Cascadia wind storm expected Xmas eve What's the saying? When it rains it pours? A wind storm is expected to hit Cascadia on Christmas Eve, with gusts of 50 to 70 mph expected in Oregon and Washington, OPB reports. CBC reports that Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast,
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Good afternoon. It's been a bonkers week of weather here in Cascadia, with flooding, windstorms, road washouts, and blizzards in the mountains. The good news is that the feds agreed to a disaster declaration. And governor Ferguson is going to put a request for $50 million in housing
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Floods continue, wind and snow expected in mountains About 60,000 people in Washington are without power as rivers in Washington state remain on flood alert, KUOW reports, including the Cedar River, White River and Green River in King county, as well as the Snohomish and Skagit Rivers in north
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Major flooding continues across Cascadia As levees broke in areas of south King county and officials ordered evacuations, rains and flooding continued across Cascadia. Workers were able to fix the levee damage near Tukwila, and prevent major flooding there, the Associated Press reports. The US Army Corp of Engineers temporarily
More rain expected as WA tallies flood damage Washington State Standard reports that waters were receding after major flooding caused extensive damage in Snohomish and Skagit counties in Washington, with more rain expected this week. Cascadia Daily News reports on damage along the Nooksack River, which reached a record flood
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As Washington and Oregon face numerous economic threats, including the real possibility of recession, disastrous flooding, continued wildfires, and massive cuts to the federal budget by the Trump administration, it's time to consider an idea that's been gaining traction in blue states hit hard by Trump&
Floods displace thousand in BC and WA After more than 75,000 people were ordered evacuated from the Skagit River flood plain in Washington, Cascadia Daily News reports that about 3,800 were in need of emergency shelter. KING-5 News reports that the 100+ year old dike on the
Mass evacuations as WA governor declares flood emergency As Washington governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency and activated the National Guard to assist as widespread floods hammered western Washington, a mass evacuation order is in effect in the Skagit River floodplain, which is expected to impact about 75,000
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