Morton update
Posted by mineralledger on January 8, 2009
I should’ve thought to check the Oregon papers for news on Morton.
Washington Flooding is a great little post (with a picture) from The Oregonian. Evidently, there is a shelter at the Morton Elementary School for stranded travellers. And they’re really stranded. 7 is closed to the north. 12 is closed at Packwood and the Pass (and probably other places). 12 the other way out toward Mossyrock has slides across the road. 508 is closed. Those are all the options.
UPDATE: 4:50 – SR-7 is still officially closed, due to water over the road between the school bus barn and the State Patrol building. Evidently, locals who know the area have taken to driving through the Tubafor lot. There’s still a manned roadblock at the Elbe bridge, with guys in uniforms who are not letting anyone go south unless they have Mineral-address ID.
Woman rescued from landslide north of Morton
I’ve never seen Glenoma flooded like this.
In other news, last night, the Coast Guard twittered:
USCG_PACAREAPAE: Coast Guard Air Station Astoria helicopter rescue crew hoisted two people in Morton, Wash. #waflood
