We’ve uploaded almost a dozen video clips on YouTube from the flooding in West Richland. You can find them on our YouTube channel. The entire set of videos is also edited together into this 2-minute clip:
You can also read the latest Saturday flooding update here.
Just got back from a drive around downtown West Richland, where a lot of people are stopping their cars, finding places to park, and looking at the rising tide of the Yakima River.
As you drive along Van Giesen, there are lots of pastures and meadows that are flooded, but the water level when I [...]
At 8:45 am this morning (Saturday), Benton County Emergency Services notified us that they’ve activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate the county’s response to the Yakima River Flooding that’s now underway.
That alert was an update to one sent at 7:00 am today, which had these numbers and warnings about the Yakima River [...]
Update: We are posting all official updates on the Yakima River flooding situation here: Yakima River Flooding Expected This Weekend
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…but may begin to flood West Richland this afternoon (Friday the 9th). The Herald has this update -
“It’s still a couple of feet below flood stage, but it’s coming up fairly quickly,” Sautter said. “We’re starting [...]
Van Geisen, one of the main roads into West Richland, is at risk of being washed away this morning. KNDU reported last night that crews are attempting to stop the erosion by placing heavy boulders along the road/river’s edge.
and I took these pics this morning -
while on Van Geisen, approaching the spot where the Yakima [...]
After two days of crazy-heavy winds, it looks like the city crews were busy today at South Highlands Park on Bird Hill (Hummingbird & Chukar intersection). Spotted this while taking our dog for a walk today. It’s hard to tell from the photo, but there are about 40-50 bags of leaves piled up there!
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