The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office has released a revised list of roads that have opened now as floodwaters recede, and those which remain closed. Pictured is their video of an Oregon National Guard Blackhawk which was used all over the region to help retrieve stranded citizens...
The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for several counties including much of northeast Oregon, including the Blue Mountains, Blue Mountain Foothills, and Wallowa County.
The history of the Yakima River flooding spans many decades, but the 1948 flood that included the Columbia River was one of the biggest. This picture is from 6-7 years ago, from Benton County Emergency Services.
I spent the weekend in Suncadia located near Roslin Washington and was amazed how quickly the snow was melting over the weekend...the West Valley in Yakima already had flooding over the weekend and guess what the massive snow melt is headed this way!
An Uber driver in the Uk was traveling back from Lindisfarne Castle. They came upon a flooded bridge and decided to go for it!! According to The Mirror website they eventually got to higher ground on the bridge and rescuers in a boat needed to step in...
Heavy rainfall along the east slopes of the Cascades coupled with higher temperatures has caused the Yakima River to overflow its banks in the Yakima area. Of course, the Yakima River flows through our area, and those along the river in Prosser, Benton City and West Richland are no strangers to the flooding, but what will happen this time around?
My favorite Tri-City Herald headline of the summer has got to be "Rodent Likely Cause of KID Canal Breach" -- but what kind of rodent? They don't say. Make your guess here. Just for fun, I'm saying a someone's lost pet guinea pig!