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Flooding, Slide Activity Closes Several King County Roads Tuesday
Flooding and slide activity near the Snoqualmie River prompted multiple road closures Tuesday morning.
CARNATION, WA — A Flood Warning was in effect for several rivers in Western Washington Tuesday after heavy rain moved through the region Monday. Roads in Fall City, Snoqualmie and Carnation were closed Tuesday morning due to flooding, and a portion of Middle Fork Road was fully blocked after slide activity near the Oxbow Loop Trail.
UPDATE: Middle Fork Rd now closed from Oxbow Loop Trail parking lot (MP 9) New closure point is a safe distance from slide activity & provides room for cars to turn around. STAY SAFE! Pls don't go past barricades. ACTIVE slide area! @WTA_hikers @MtBakerSnoNF @MTSGreenway pic.twitter.com/i5x4G0m4rO
— KC Road Services (@kcroads) January 7, 2020
Washington Rivers Under Flood Warning Tuesday
Skokomish River At Potlatch (Mason County)
Satsop River Near Satsop (Grays Harbor County)
North Fork Stillaguamish River Near Arlington (Snohomish County)
Snohomish River At Snohomish (Snohomish County)
Stillaguamish River At Arlington (Snohomish County)
Skykomish River Near Gold Bar (Snohomish County)
Tolt River Above Carnation (King County)
Snoqualmie River Near Snoqualmie Falls (King County)
Snoqualmie River Near Carnation (King County)
Skookumchuck River Near Bucoda (Thurston County)
Newaukum River Near Chehalis (Lewis County)
Chehalis River Above Grand Mound (Grays Harbor/Thurston County)
Chehalis River At Porter (Grays Harbor County)
Bogachiel River Near La Push (Clallam County)
Samish River At Burlington (Skagit County)
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The King County Flood Warning Center issued a Phase 3 flood alert for the Tolt and Snoqualmie rivers early Tuesday, and moderate flooding is possible upstream of Carnation. At least six roads had closures in place in Fall City, Carnation and Snoqualmie.
Sign up for King County Flood Alerts online or call the Flood Warning Center at 206-296-8200. River activity can be monitored in realtime on the National Weather Service website. Problems on King County roads can be reported by calling 1-800-KC-ROADS.
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Counted @ least four stretches of roads closed by flooding in between Carnation & Fall City; we are live @ Noon @KIRO7Seattle @ one of the flooded roads w/ footage of many more pic.twitter.com/PFWjc784gk
— Ranji Sinha (@RanjiKIRO7) January 7, 2020
Tolt Hill Rd. In Carnation closed due to water across the road. This time crews basically put a blockade across road to keep people from trying to drive through. Many did during flooding few weeks ago and got trapped. pic.twitter.com/XC3iY6mLeX
— John Hopperstad (@JohnHopperstad) January 7, 2020
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