The Snoqualmie River is on the rise, and federal forecasters say parts of King County need to take it seriously. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning focused on the Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie Falls, in effect from Wednesday morning through Thursday morning. People living and working in the Snoqualmie Valley are being told to prepare for higher water, with low-lying roads and pasture lands at risk of flooding.
According to the warning, the Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie Falls is expected to hit flood stage around 7 a.m. Wednesday and could crest near 24,300 cubic feet per second by Wednesday afternoon. Flows around 20,000 cfs would inundate pasturelands and valley roads from Snoqualmie downstream through Fall City. The National Weather…..