HWY 410 Landslide/ Nile Community Update-NOV. 5, 2009
Naches, WASH- NOV.5, 2009
Nile Community Meeting
Today, November 5th at 6 PM, there will be a community update meeting at the Nile Community Church.
Be Advised!
The Naches River near Cliffdell gage site, the river is expected to rise to near 800 cfs by late Friday afternoon. This is twice what the river has been running at. Our office will be following the situation closely.
NWS Pendleton Report for Nile/ Clifdell
(This was given to us from Marilyn Lohmann at NWS Pendleton)
Current trends indicate that the rain will be moving into the region by late Thursday along the warm front. Rain is expected overnight Thursday with a cold front to move through Friday morning. Behind the front, we will continue to see west to southwest flow with periods of rain through Friday; the precipitation is expected to become more showers Friday night and Saturday as a cool trough of low pressure moves over the area. Currently, the models are indicating a flat ridge on Sunday and
into Monday with the next system to move into the area Tuesday.
Thursday night - 0.50-0.90 inches of rain expected. Snow level 5000 ft.
Friday - 0.25-0.50 inches precipitation. Snow level 4500-5000 ft Friday night - 0.10-0.25 inches precipitation. Snow level 3400-4000 ft Saturday - 0.25-0.35 inches precipitation. Snow level 3500-4000 ft.
For the Naches River near Cliffdell gage site, the river is expected to rise to near 800 cfs by late Friday afternoon. It is then expected to slowly recede to about 660 cfs by late Saturday and fall further to 630 by late Sunday and to near 600 by late Monday.
The trend is then to fluctuate between 550 to 600 Tuesday and Wednesday.
If you have any questions please call 541-276-7832 ext239
Homeless
Anyone who declares they to be homeless as a result of the landslide can go to the one-stop Housing Resource Center at 107 South 6th Street for assistance. We are prepared to identify Nile residents as a priority as long as we have resources.
WSDOT Update
Conditions: State Route 410 is open with detour between milepost 104 to milepost 108. The emergency detour route has been opened to all drivers, and is a rough, gravel-surfaced road. Crews continue work on portions of the detour and drivers on this emergency route could experience long delays due to construction activities. WSDOT could close the roadway for the safety of drivers at anytime. Information updates are available at 509-577-1635 or 511.Key Issues This Week:
• Complete subgrade on detour route
• Paving the detour route
• Continued work on re-channelization of the river
Light rain/snow are forecast for today and Friday. Depending on the weather, crews will finish paving the western tow-and-a -half miles of Nile Loop Road by the end of this week. WSDOT's contractor, Selland Construction, Inc., is using 21 pieces of heavy equipment and 12 dump trucks as they work to complete the winter-durable temporary detour by Thanksgiving.
Drivers using the detour route may experience delays associated with construction activities.
WSDOT is seeking federal emergency funding for the landslide emergency response, detour construction, and river channel work. The total cost is estimated to be as much as $8 million.
Informational Websites that are potentially pertinent to you: There is a lot of information out there. Please take a look and see if any applies to you.
(NEW) Yakima County Public Services Flood Control Zone District Flood Preparedness Information
http://www.yakimacounty.us/SurfaceWater/FloodPreparedness.htm
WSDOT Website with road and slide information
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/10/23-WSDOT+begins+building+SR+410+detour.htm
Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management Blog KR Catlin is updating this daily
http://www.yak-oem.blogspot.com/
NOAA National Weather Forecast for 8 miles east of Cliffdell.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=46.86394700508323&lon=-120.95947265625&site=pdt&smap=1&marine=1&unit=0&lg=en
NOAA (Weather Service) river gauge at Cliffdell
http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/river/station/flowplot/flowplot.cgi?CLFW1
WA State Emergency Management Personal, Family, and Pet Preparedness Information http://www.emd.wa.gov/preparedness/prep_personal_preparedness.shtml
