From White Christmas to Soggy New Year

[RickB]

We have had feet of snow, 70 mph wind storm, and now a major flood. I think we are due for a break!!!

Here's my front yard day before yesterday and 8 hours before crest (which was a good couple feet higher!!!)

 

[RonMacPherson]

You think it's bad now, wait for the "polar shift"....

 

[nomad]

I feel for you Rick, I farm for a living and know all about weather ruining best laid plans!! Hope the midget did'nt get wet
Spring! Another day closer!! KA

 

[aeronca65t]

Whoa! Hope all is OK.

Otherwise you'd better switch to a ~Healey Boat~

 

[theleisure]

Bookmark that picture as a baseline--- Pre-Greenland Ice Sheet Melt.

Did you guys flood like that in the "once in a lifetime" flood in 2006?

 

[RickB]

This one was higher than 2006 but lower than 1990.
It reached a little over 60,000 cfs this time and 1990 was 78,800 cfs.

The weird part is that there is a 260 foot waterfall less than a mile downstream.
We are at 420 foot elevation.
All that water has to be funneled through the narrow waterfall so it backs up and we flood.

My home was built in 1926 and has never had water on the main floor.
In 1990 it came almost up to the porch.
We bought this home in 1989.

Yes, I moved the cars to higher ground.
I drove the lawnmower part way up the back porch and the outdoor tools were on a trailer up out of the water.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]<span style="font-weight: bold">Recent High Flow Data Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie</span>
Flood stage = 20,000 cfs
Major Flood = 40,000 cfs

January 7-8, 2009 . . . . . . . 60,492 c.f.s.
November 12-13, 2008 . . . . 45,200 c.f.s.
November 6-7, 2006 . . . . . .55,000 c.f.s.
January 18-19, 2005 . . . . . .37,100 c.f.s.
October 21, 2003. . . . . . . . 29,200 c.f.s.
February, 1996 . . . . . . . . . 51,700 c.f.s.
November, 1995 . . . . . . . . 50,200 c.f.s.
November, 1990 . . . . . . . . 78,800 c.f.s.[/QUOTE]