Flooding in Washington State

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:18 pm

So, my new hometown of Grand Mound, WA has made national news due to the flooding. We've had just shy of 7 inches of rain since yesterday at this time and portions of Interstate 5 (our local highway that I can see from my bedroom window) are under as much as 10 feet of water.

Here is a news story on what's going on here...

A few miles down the road it looks like this:

Sarab · Post by **Sarab** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:57 pm

Paul, I hope you're doing ok. I know from first hand experience that flooding is a bitch.

Let us know if there is anything you need, or just need someone to talk to. You are in my thoughts

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:16 pm

We're good at my house... we live on a high spot. I work at the Great Wolf Lodge about a half mile away and the flooding is more pronounced there.

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:19 pm

Paul Wolfe wrote:We're good at my house... we live on a high spot. I work at the Great Wolf Lodge about a half mile away and the flooding is more pronounced there.

Hi Paul

Glad you are okay. That us just grand scale stuff.

I know the disaster lessens this but how cool to work at the Great Wolf Lodge being the one and only Mr Paul Wolfe!

Matt

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:26 pm

Matthew wrote:how cool to work at the Great Wolf Lodge being the one and only Mr Paul Wolfe!

Yeah, but they refuse to change it to the Great Wolfe Lodge!

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:32 pm

Paul Wolfe wrote:
Matthew wrote:how cool to work at the Great Wolf Lodge being the one and only Mr Paul Wolfe!
Yeah, but they refuse to change it to the Great Wolfe Lodge!

Maybe sneak in one night and glue and e on the sign!

Zakk Daniels · Post by **Zakk Daniels** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:50 pm

Hey Paul, are you anywhere near Sequim WA? I have relatives there.

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:58 pm

Hey Craig, Sequim is about 3 hours north of me. We like going to the Olympic Game Farm in Sequim once or twice a year.

Zakk Daniels · Post by **Zakk Daniels** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:00 pm

Thats Cool Paul,

My Aunt and Uncle raised their family in Sequim and are still living there.

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:05 pm

7 inches of rain, that crazy

i consider myself lucky not to have ever been flooded like that, my house is on a flood plain, but the local authorities recently installed a new drain system so hopefully i'll never get hit like that.

Rob

Post by **The Flying Dutchman** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:54 pm

Kind of extreme weather there!

First lots of snow, and now a 'flood'. (it's not the molten snow right?)
Hope you are oke though.

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:39 am

The Flying Dutchman wrote:(it's not the molten snow right?)

Actually yes. The record snowfall in the mountains turned to water as the temperature quickly rose when a storm front from Hawaii moved in. Two days after the rain hit, the rain stopped and the temperature dropped from 50 degrees (F) to 36 degrees (F) overnight.

Just as the flood waters have begun to recede, we are getting more rain and the river is again on the rise...

Sarab · Post by **Sarab** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:53 am

Mother Nature at her best!