Snoqualmie Valley sees road closures in flood phase 2

The Snoqualmie River is in flood phase 2, according to the King County Flood Control District.

At flood phase 2, certain roads in the Snoqualmie Valley are almost bound to overtop, meaning flood waters go over the road. West Snoqualmie River Road NE, a farm road which runs vaguely from Carnation to Fall City, closes often and was closed beginning at 2 p.m. March 12.

“Phase 2 is when the [cubic feet per second] flow is high enough to flood some lower roads, which is exactly what happened today,” said Floodzilla’s field scientist Regina Fletcher. “It’s just enough to close a road.”…

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