Too close for comfort!!! Last night was one of the worst nights of sleep I can remember in a long time!! As was all over the news...Western Washington was in a state of Emergency with flooding occuring in most of the rivers!! Reaching all time highs!! The Puyallup River was racing so fast...we couldn't believe our eyes when we went to take a look. At 5 pm...we recieved a phone call from the city of Puyallup letting us know that our property...and US might be in danger as the waters rised..and that we were advised to evacuate and get our belongings to higher ground....WELL...this was a little alarming as I was sitting with the kids and had this horribly terrified look on my face!! Kevin arrived home from work shortly and we decided to take all of our belongings that were in our basement up to 3 feet to higher ground. So then we felt a little better. News reports weren't encouraging though~ I was checking the computer out for any new info when I heard the Puyallup Police Dept outside on their PA system going from block to block telling us "it is very important that we evacuate"~Kevin took a ride to make sure the water wasn't too close to us, and said...I think we will be ok. So we went to bed at 1 am...then every couple of hours or so, I walked downstairs to make sure the water wasn't seeping into our basement. Kevin got up at 5 am, and said it was ok...so I slept till 8, schools were cancelled, due to potential flooding. That makes 3 1/2 make-up days already that the kids have to make up!
ON Monday Jan 5th the Puyallup River was at 13 feet...and last night Jan 7th at 10 pm, it was at 29 1/2 feet!! 30 feet is flood stage, and 31 is major stage!! By 10 am this morning, it had receeded to 27 feet...what a relief..for us at least!
Not so many others have been so lucky...it makes us feel SO grateful that we were protected and safe. Like for instance...Tiffany's Roller Skating Rink was sandbagging last night...and the water was just at the edge of their parking lot....well this morning...the water had won!! So sad! Really makes you think when you have a scare like this!
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