Posts Tagged ‘Flooding’
Following Fires, Floods, Hazard Mitigation with Chelan County Commissioner Kevin Overbay
Heavy rains caused mudslides over local roadways yesterday. A portion of Highway 97A is closed north of Entiat to SR 971 Navarre Coulee Road, nine miles south of Chelan. Mud several feet deep covered the roadway for a 30-40 yard stretch. Both a dump truck and a U-Haul truck were stuck in the slide. Railroad…
Read MoreChelan County Commission Update with Bob Bugert – Overnight Rentals, Flood Risk
Chelan County Board of Commissioner Bob Bugert joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about what the melting snow means for flood risk in the county. Bugert said the creation of the county’s Flood Control Zone District has been a major help for projects in areas like No. 2 Canyon, Slide Ridge,…
Read MoreSnowpack, Flood Control Experts Hoping For Slow Mountain Melt-Off
We’re always happy to have a deep snowpack in the mountains. But as we enter the mountain runoff season, gradual temperature change is what’s hoped for. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreChelan County Updating Hazard Mitigation Plan, Taking Public Comment Until Dec. 31
In order to better identify and plan for future natural disasters, Chelan County is looking for feedback on their Hazard Mitigation Plan. And the opportunity for public feedback has now been extended through the end of the year. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreEntiat Meeting Dec. 15 On Flooding, Other Threats To Mad River Homeowners From Cougar Creek Fire
The Cougar Creek fire burned 43,000 acres in the Mad river watershed this summer. A community meeting tomorrow, Saturday Dec. 15, will address the latest threat associated with that fire – post-fire flood danger. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreAbove-Average Snowpack This Winter Creating High River Levels During Spring Run Off
An above-average snowpack is good news for farmers, fish and wildlife that depend on water through the summer. But unseasonably warm temperatures are melting that snow fast and that’s bad news for anyone living near a river reaching flood stage. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreSnow Melt Continues Flooding Across Okanogan Region, With Rain In Forecast Thursday
Rising flood waters are threatening a nearly century old dam above Leavenworth and downstream residents are being told to be prepared to evacuate. The Eightmile Lake Dam was built in the 1920’s out of earth, rock and mortar. It is located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the Cascade Range. High water is already causing…
Read MoreEightmile Lake Dam Facing Potential Failure, County Holding Meeting Tonight
The 100-year-old Eightmile Lake Dam in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness is deteriorating. There were already plans to rehab the rock and earthen dam, but issues have been exacerbated by the Jack Creek Fire, which significantly burned forest land above the lake in August 2017. Chelan County Emergency Management has notified about 30 homeowners along Icicle…
Read MoreChelan County Sheriff’s Update – Sheriff Brian Burnett
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about the recent precipitation and concerns about flooding in the county, preparing for marine patrols on Lake Chelan and the Columbia with weather getting more spring-like, the reserve academy underway and last night’s annual Sheriff’s Office awards ceremony.
Read MoreGeological Symposium Raising Awareness On State’s Hazards, Ways To Prepare
There is an increased level of concern about the possible consequences of earthquakes, floods, and landslides across Washington state. All three of those topics will be covered during a public forum this weekend in Seattle. Dan Langager reports on the Living with Earth Hazards in Western Washington symposium.
Read MoreNegotiations On Columbia River Treaty To Start This Spring
Members of Congress from Washington state are praising the decision to start negotiations this year over the future of a half-century-old agreement between the United States and Canada that governs hydropower and flood-control operations along the Columbia River. Lawmakers from across the Pacific Northwest have been pressing the U.S. government to reopen Columbia River Treaty…
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