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Flood — King, Washington

January 7, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$14.0M
Area
King

Event narrative (NOAA)

The cities of Snoqualmie, Carnation, Duvall and Fall City flooded, some residents had to be rescued, many homes were flooded. The Issaquah creek flooded some residences and businesses. It also eroded part of the riverbank, which caused a guest house to fall into the creek. About 40 King County roads were closed. In Pacific, about 1000 people evacuated their homes due to flooding from releases from the Mud Mountain dam, 100 of those homes were damaged, some with 3 feet of water in them.

Other notable flood events in Washington

Lewis · November 4, 20062 killedGrays Harbor · January 6, 20222 killedLewis · December 2, 20071 killedWhatcom · November 14, 20211 killedSeattle Metropolitan Area · January 1, 19971 killedSkagit · November 28, 20211 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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