Report any Damage to Property

Yakima, WASH- Jan. 18, 2011

Flood Warnings have been cancelled by Pendleton Weather for the Naches river.(see below). While flooding in Yakima County was limited to a few locations, the Office of Emergency Management would like to ensure all incidents of damage to property/ business are recorded.

Reporting such incidents does not obligate citizens to participate in any state/ federal programs. The estimates of damage will be tallied up on county and state reports. If a specific threshold is reached possible funds could be made available to offset economic damages.

Any non-agricultural business/ property damage that occurred as a result of the local flooding this weekend should be reported the Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management at 509-574-1920.

Reported damage can qualify private businesses and public infrastructure for numerous relief fund programs if a certain threshold is reached. The thresholds marks vary from program to program.  The first step in establishing what the county or the state will qualify for is to get an accurate estimate of what damage has occurred.

Category: Safety
Events: Flood
ResponseType: None
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Observed
Audience:
EventCode: FLW
Effective: 2011-01-17T19:20:49-00:00
Onset: 2011-01-17T19:20:49-00:00
Expires: 2011-01-17T20:20:49-00:00
SenderName: State Emergency Operations Officer
Headline: Floow Warning--CANCELLED
Description: From NWS-Pendleton: the Flood Warning for the Naches River near Cliffdell is cancelled. ts/df
Instruction: From NWS-Pendleton: the Flood Warning for the Naches River near Cliffdell is cancelled. ts/df