Road closures, river predictions
Posted by mineralledger on January 7, 2009
That last post was just too messy after all my updates.
Rivers
Nisqually at National from HAMweather — To sum up, it’s going to be about as high as it is now for the next 24 hours, according to forecasts. This one is a little tricky to read, as the data that has already occurred is at the bottom of the screen, and the forecasts are at the top, but it comes with a nice map.
Cowlitz at Randle from HAMweather — They’re calling it a moderate flood right this second at 20.84 feet, but by 4 PM tomorrow, the forecast is for 27.69 feet. That’s two feet HIGHER than 2006. The NWS calls for 28 feet.
Roads (from WSDOT)
All the passes are closed for tonight, at least. WSDOT will evaluate tomorrow.
I-5 is closed. Currently only in that Centralia-Chehalis way, but there are some worries about the Puyallup River Bridge in Tacoma.
7 is closed between Mineral and Morton. It is still showing as open from Eatonville, so it’s still possible to head north.
State Route 161 is closed from mile marker 13 to 18. That’s between Eatonville and Graham, probably down by Ohop Lake. (Your humble reporter needs an atlas with MILE MARKERS) Currently, you can get from Mineral to Eatonville, however, there is flooding all the way down the Puyallup.
Lewis County road closures for Morton:
| 1/7/2009 | 09:00:AM | Davidson Rd | Morton | At river | 3 feet of water over road. Residents being evacuated |
| 1/7/2009 | 11:15:AM | Davis Lake Rd | Morton | 800 Block | Closed due to water and debris |
| 1/7/2009 | 11:45:AM | Highland Valley Rd | Morton | in the middle | is closed |
| 1/7/2009 | 10:30:AM | Meinars Rd | Morton | at Meinars Rd W intersection | Closed due to slide |
| 1/7/2009 | 12:00:PM | SR 508 | Morton | MP 2-32, Closed in low spots from MP2 to Morton | Closed due to flooding |
| 1/7/2009 | 12:00:PM | SR 508 | Morton | MP 2-32, Closed in low spots from MP2 to Morton | Closed due to flooding |
| 1/7/2009 | 12:00:PM | SR 7 | Morton | MP 1 -16, between Morton and the Lewis County line | Closed for flooding |
| 1/7/2009 | 08:30:PM | State Route 508 | Morton | Closed in Both Directions between Morton and Bear Canyon MP 22 to MP 32. Severe Flooding. | Closed |
| 1/7/2009 | 08:30:PM | State Route 7 | Morton | Water over entire roadway | Closed |
| 1/7/2009 | 08:15:AM | Temple Rd | Morton | Low spot | Water over road, closed |
| 1/7/2009 | 08:38:AM | US Highway 12 | Morton | Slide on Road at Peterman Hill. | Slide over roadway. |
In Mineral, they are listing Pleasant Valley as “reopened” or maybe “restricted”.
| 1/7/2009 | 02:42:AM | PLEASANT VALLEY RD | Mineral | MP 2.5 | WATER ACROSS BOTH LANES |
I also have to report that I was wrong that the schoolkids from Mineral were stuck on the wrong side of the closure — there was no school today due to snow and flood damage.
Please, if you have any pictures from Mineral/Morton/Ashford/Packwood/Randle, drop me a line.
