January 8 update: If you’re looking for information about the January flood warnings, please see: Yakima River Flooding Expected This Weekend…..

When you get almost two straight weeks of snow, followed by three straight days of temps near 50, you have a recipe for flooding problems. That’s why Benton County Emergency Services has issued a news release warning people in West Richland and Richland about the potential for flooding along the Yakima River:

The abrupt increase in temperatures is causing the ice to break up in some areas and move downriver through open waters. Those ice floats can lodge against other ice, creating ice jams, which cause water to flow around the ice jam. Water levels can increase dramatically in a very short period of time and quickly create localized flooding. Residents in low-lying areas of West Richland, and Richland should pay special attention to the water along their property.

We don’t live close to the river, but I do know that just last night there was so much water draining off our roof that I was positive it was pouring rain. I was wrong.

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