COME.
COME. >>>
COME. >>> FLOODING IS STILL A MAJOR
CONCERN ACROSS WESTERN
WASHINGTON TONIGHT.
WASHINGTON TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING. I'M JOYCE TAYLOR.
>> AND I'M MARK WRIGHT SO THE
RAIN IS PUSHING BACK IN.
LANDSLIDES ARE BLOCKING MAJOR
ROADS AND FLOODWATERS ARE
COVERING THE REGION.
>> TONIGHT OUR TEAM IS SPREAD
OUT ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON.
FIRST WE WANT TO GO TO ASHFORD
WHERE KING 5'S DREW MICKELSON
IS THERE TONIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING, DREW?
>> Reporter: THE ROAD THAT
CONNECTS ASHFORD TO MOUNT RAIN
YEAR'S MAIN GATE IS CLOSED AND
THE NATIONAL PARK IS CLOSED AS
A RESULT OF LANDSLIDES.
THE CLOSURES COULD LAST LONGER
THAN THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE OF
THE LANDSLIDES.
THE LANDSLIDES. THE 200 OR SO FOLK WHOSE LIVE
IN THE AREA -- FOLKS WHO LIVE
IN THE AREA BEHIND US NEED TO
BE ESCORTED IN AND OUT OF THERE
BY PARK RANGERS, AND THAT OFFER
ONLY BECAME AVAILABLE THIS
AFTERNOON, AFTER THE RANGERS
CLEARED A FOREST ROAD TO MAKE
IT PASSABLE.
IT PASSABLE. THEY HAD JUST HOURS TO GET IN
TO TOWN TO GET FOOD, GAS AND
SUPPLIES BEFORE GETTING BACK IN
NO ONE WAS ALLOWED IN AND OUT
YESTERDAY MORNING AND IT IS NOT
CLEAR WHEN THING ALSO REOPEN.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION CALLS THESE
SLIDES SIGNIFICANT, COVERING
PARTING OF THE HIGHWAY FOR MORE
THAN THE LENGTH OF A FOOTBALL
FIELD AND THE STATE IS NOT
WILLING TO MAKE ANY PROMISES
WHEN THE ROAD WILL OPEN BACK
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. SO
AGAIN. SO THE FOLK WHOSE LIVE THERE
ARE PREPARED TO HUNKER DOWN.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE
ANYONE EVEN ASSESSING IT UNTIL
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CLEANS
UP QUICK.
UP QUICK.
UP QUICK. YES, IN IS THE WORST I HAVE
SEEN SO FAR.
BUT HEY, IT IS GOD'S COUNTRY.
I LIVE UP HERE BECAUSE I LOVE
IT.
IT.
IT. SO
IT. SO YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE GOOD
WITH THE BAD SOMETIMES.
>> THE PARK RANGERS ARE WORKING
WITH THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
TO MAKE SURE THOSE FOLKS,
AGAIN, ABOUT 200 OR SO, WHO
WERE ESSENTIALLY CUT OFF, DO
HAVE EMERGENCY SERVICES IF
NEEDED.
NEEDED.
NEEDED. LIVE NEAR MOUNT RAINIER IN
ASHFORD, DREW MICKELSON, KING 5
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
NEWS. >> THANK YOU.
>>> WE ACTUALLY SAW A GLIMPSE
OF THE SUN TODAY.
BUT AS YOU CAN DELL FROM THIS
LIVE SHOT OF THE SEATTLE WATER
FRONT, THE RAIN IS MOVING BACK
IN AND ALSO VERY STRONG WINDS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
CRAIG, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF
A RAIN-FREE WEEKEND?
>> I THINK THE SECOND HALF
LOOKS REALLY NICE, SUNSHINE,
BUT WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH THIS
ONE SYSTEM AS YOU MENTIONED.
AND THE WIND IS MOVING IN RIGHT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, MOSTLY OUT
OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST,
SUSTAINED WINDS 30RBGS MILES
PER HOUR, SUSTAINED, SHELTON,
25 ST SUSTAINED, SEATTLE, 16.
18, WHIDBEY ISLAND.
4545-MILE-PER-HOUR IN
4545-MILE-PER-HOUR IN ARLINGTON.
ARLINGTON. THE WASHINGTON WEATHER CHASERS.
LOOK AT THIS TREE DOWN ALONG
POWER LINES DOWN ON THE
MUKILTEO SPEEDWAY.
MUKILTEO SPEEDWAY. I IMAGINE WE'LL SEE MORE OF
THIS ESPECIALLY WITH THE RAIN
AND THE SATURATED GROUND THAT
IS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW DEFENDANT
FRONT, YOU CAN REALLY MAKE --
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THE
NOW. THE FRONT, YOU CAN REALLY MAKE
THAT OUT NOW.
THAT IS MOVING OVER THAT AREA
OLYMPIC PENINSULA NOW.
OP THE BACKSIDE OF THAT, YOU'LL
CALL IT SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WHAT THIS WILL ALSO DO IS BRING
THE SNOW LEVELS DOWN.
SNOW RIGHT ACROSS THE SAN JUAN
ISLANDS.
ISLANDS.
ISLANDS. STAND BY, YOU WILL SHORTLY AT
CAY PLANO.
CAY PLANO. DOWN TO THE -- CAMANO.
DOWN TO THE SOUTH, LOOK AT THE
WEES REALLY PICKING UP TO THE
30, 40, MAYBE 50-MILE-PER-HOUR
RANGE.
RANGE.
RANGE. I'LL CONTINUE WITH THE SEVEN-
DAY FORECAST COMING UP.
>> THANK YOU, CRAIG.
>>> WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES
DEALING WITH FLOODING.
CHECK OUT THE OREGON AREA.
THIS IS IN EASTERN OREGON.
TRUCKS HAVE BEEN GETTING STUCK
ALONG A FLOODED OUT INTERSTATE
84.
84.
84. A
84. A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE UP TILLA RIVER.
THAT IS UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.
THE COWS ARE TRYING TO HEAD TO
HIGHER GROUND HERE.
THIS IS VIDEO JUST INTO THE
NEWS ROOM FROM OREGON.
>>> SO THERE IS SO MUCH WATER
IN CARNATION THAT ROADS ARE
CLOSED AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.
THE NATIONAL GUARD HAS ACTUALLY
BEEN CALLED IN.
KING 5 IS LIVE TO SHOW YOU WHAT
THE CITY THERE IS DEALING WITH.
NATALIE?
NATALIE?
NATALIE? >> Reporter: JOYCE, I WANT TO
SHOW YOU THIS RIGHT AWAY.
THIS IS AMES LAKE, CARNATION
ROAD.
ROAD.
ROAD. YOU
ROAD. YOU CAN SEE SOME CARS THAT
DECIDED TO DRIVE AROUND THE
ROAD CLOSED SIGNS AND RISK IT,
SOMETHING THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT ADVISE, AND
WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THAT ALL
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ROAD
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. THIS IS NORTHEAST 80th STREET.
THE ROAD SIGNS HALFWAY SUB
MERGED.
MERGED.
MERGED. THIS IS ALSO AN AREA THAT IS
HOME TO LOTS OF FARMS.
PEOPLE AROUND HERE HAVE BEEN
WORKING LONG HOURS, FARMERS
TENDING TO CROPS AND MOVING
ANIMALS TO HIGHER GROUND
BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS
FLOODING.
FLOODING.
FLOODING. WASHED OVER ROADS ARE JUST ONE
OF THE OBSTACLES.
>> THIS IS A BIG FLOOD.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST ONE WE HAVE
HAD THIS SEASON.
>> Reporter: FARMING IN THE
FLOOD PLAIN IS THE RISK THEY
TAKE AT CARNATION FARMS.
>> THIS WHOLE FIELD WAS GREEN
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. NOW YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE FIELD
IS ALMOST FLOODED.
>> Reporter: NEXT DOOR FOR
KATIE BERMAN, IT MEANS GETTING
CREATIVE.
CREATIVE.
CREATIVE. >> WE HAD TO EVACUATE A COUPLE
OF HORSES TWO DAYS AGO BEFORE
IT STARTED GETTING BAD.
BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME OVER
THERE AND THEY HAVE TO EAT.
>> Reporter: THAT IS WHY SHE IS
COMMUTING BY KAYAK, RIGHT BY AN
ALMOST FLOODED OVER ROAD SIGN
SO SHE CAN REACH THE HUNGRY
HORSES AT CATALINA HORSE
RESCUE.
RESCUE.
RESCUE. IT IS ALL HAPPENING IN AN AREA
WHERE THE FLOODING IS BECOMING
TOO FAMILIAR.
TOO FAMILIAR. >> WE ALSO HAD A FLOOD LAST
SATURDAY AND ALL OF THAT
FLOODWATER DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO
EXIT THE VALLEY, SO IT IS WATER
ON TOP OF WATER, PLUS ALL OF
THE PRECIPITATION.
THE PRECIPITATION. >> Reporter: FOR THIS CITY, IT
ADDED UP TO THIS, A MESSAGE TO
RESIDENTS LAST NIGHT WARNING
THEM TO BE READY IN CASE
CRESTING WATER CLOSED ENOUGH
ROADS TO TURN CARNATION INTO AN
EYE LARCHED.
EYE LARCHED. >> WHEN WE HEAR -- ISLAND.
>> WHEN WE HEAR THE TOWN OF
CARNATION IS POTENTIALLY GOING
TO BECOME AN ISLAND, IT CREATE
AS BIT OF A FRENZY BECAUSE
PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY
CAN GETS IN AND OUT OF THE
VALLEY IF THEY HAVE TO.
>> Reporter: AND FOR FARMERS IN
CARNATION, MORE WATER MEANS
MORE WORK.
MORE WORK. >> ONCE IT FLOODS, THERE IS
NOTHING WE CAN DO.
IT IS JUST A MATTER OF WAITING
IT OUT.
IT OUT.
IT OUT. >> Reporter: NOW, THE CITY OF
CARNATION DID WARN RESIDENTS
THAT CARNATION COULD BECOME AN
ISLAND.
ISLAND.
ISLAND. RIGHT NOW IT CURRENTLY IS NOT.
THERE IS STILL A WAY IN AND
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. BUT
OUT. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS
STILL ENOUGH CONCERN IN THIS
AREA THAT A TROOP FROM THE
NATIONAL GUARD IS STATIONED
WITH EASTSIDE FIRE AND RESCUE.
COMING UP TONIGHT AT 6:30,
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THEY SAY
THEY'RE READY TO HELP IF
NEEDED.
NEEDED.
NEEDED. RIGHT NOW LIVE FROM CARNATION,
KING 5 NEWS.
>> NATALIE, THANK YOU.
>>> IN PIERCE COUNTY, THE
FLOODED PUYALLUP RIVER LED TO
EVACUATIONS THIS MORNING.
THIS IS THE RIVER VIEW TRAILER
PARK ON EAST MAIN STREET.
THE WATER WAS WAIST DEEP IN
SOME AREAS THERE.
PUYALLUP POLICE ASKED THE CREWS
FROM CENTRAL PIERCE FIRE AND
RESCUE TO CHECK ON RESIDENTS.
THEY BENT DOOR TO DOOR MAKING
SURE -- WENT DOOR TO DOOR
MAKING SURE EVERYBODY IS OKAY.
THEY ALSO BROUGHT IN RAFTS FOR
PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO LEAVE.
THEY WERE NOT MANDATORY
EVACUATIONS.
EVACUATIONS. THE RISK OF MORE AND BIGGER
LANDSLIDES IS A REALITY
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. KING 5'S GLENN FARLEY IS LIVE
NEAR ONE OF THOSE SLIDES IN
FALL CITY.
FALL CITY. GLEN, GOOD EVENING.
>> Reporter: WELL, RIGHT NOW
THEY ARE STILL GOING ON
CLEANING UP THE SLIDE OFF OF
THIS ROAD.
THIS ROAD. FORTUNATELY THIS IS IS NOT A
MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, BUT THEY
CONTINUE TO GO TO TRY TO GET
THIS ROAD OPEN.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS
WHAT SATURATED SOIL ACTUALLY
PUTS PRESSURE BETWEEN THE
GRAINS OF DIRT BELOW MY FEET.
ANOTHER THREAT, THE THREAT OF
WIND THAT COULD TEAR OUT TREES.
A SIGNIFICANT LANDSLIDE THAT
CAME DOWN THURSDAY NIGHT IS
BEING CLEANED UP.
THIS IS SOUTHEAST DAVID POWELL
ROAD.
ROAD.
ROAD. IT
ROAD. IT IS ALL PART OF A CYCLE,
DRIP, ABSORB, REPEAT.
EVERY DROP ADDING TO THE
THREAT.
THREAT.
THREAT. OUTSIDE, A MAN ENDS UP UPSIDE
DOWN IN HIS CAR AFTER THE DIRT
SLIDES OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY. HIS FAMILY SAYS HE IS SORE, BUT
OTHERWISE OKAY.
OTHERWISE OKAY. IT SHOWS YOU HOW YOU CAN NEVER
KNOW WHEN A SLIDE HAPPENS RIGHT
BEFORE YOU.
BEFORE YOU. ON HIGHWAY 410 EAST OF
ENUMCLAW, ANOTHER BIG SLIDE
CLOSING THE ROAD FROM ABOVE.
SURPRISED?
SURPRISED? DON'T BE.
DON'T BE.
DON'T BE. WE SOUGHT OUT AN EXPERT.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE A WETTER THAN
AVERAGE WINTER, THERE'S ALWAYS
GOING TO BE A RED FLAG IN MY
MIND.
MIND.
MIND. >>
MIND. >> Reporter: ALLISON DUVAL,
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. SHE IS AN EXPERT ON WHAT MOVES
DIRT.
DIRT.
DIRT. AND
DIRT. AND FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES, THIS MAP
SHOWS NOTABLE SLIDES SO FAR IN
WASHINGTON JUST THIS WINTER.
NOW ENDLESS RAINS ARE FORECAST
TO END WITH SUNNIER DAYS AHEAD.
THE SLIDE RISK GOES AWAY,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? NO.
NO.
NO. >>
NO. >> AND THAT MEANS THAT
ESPECIALLY DEEPER LANDSLIDES
CAN BE AFFECTED BY THAT
COLLECTION OF WATER WELL AFTER
THE RAIN HAS STOPPED.
AND SO WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE
WOODS JUST WHEN THE RAIN STOPS,
ESPECIALLY AFTER A REALLY WET
WINTER.
WINTER.
WINTER. >> Reporter: ON THE RAILROAD
TRACKS BETWEEN SEATTLE AND
EVERETT USED BY SOUNDER
COMMUTER TRAINS, SERVICE IS
SUSPENDED THROUGH FRIDAY JUST
BECAUSE OF THE RIFFING OF
SLIDES, EVEN -- RISK OF SLIDES,
EVEN THOUGH MORE AND MORE SLIDE
LAWS ARE IN PLACE TO KEEP MUD
AND TREES OFF THE TRACKS, AND
DUVAL SAYS WHERE THERE HAS
ALREADY BEEN A SLIDE ANOTHER
CAN FOLLOW.
CAN FOLLOW. >> IT IS KIND OF A RUNAWAY
FEEDBACK.
FEEDBACK.
FEEDBACK. THE LAND RARELY BECOMES MORE
STABILIZE.
STABILIZE. IT USUALLY CONTINUES TO BE
UNSTABLE.
UNSTABLE.
UNSTABLE. >> Reporter: SO A LOT OF THE
WATER THAT IS ALREADY IN SLOPES
LIKE THIS IS GOING TO REMAIN
FOR MONTHS AND DUVAL SAYS SHE
IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT
THAT DOES TO SORT OF PRIME
THINGS UP WHEN IT COMES TO
MARCH AND APRIL BEFORE SPRING
SORT OF STICKS.
NEAR FALL CITY, GLENN FARLEY,
KING 5 NEWS.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> REMEMBER, YOU CAN KEEP TABS
ON THE WEATHER USING THE NEW
KING 5 APP.
YOU CAN CHECK LIVE RADAR, EVEN
TRACK THE LATEST SUBPOENAS AS
THEY MOVE INTO WESTERN --