South Park ready for latest King Tide; here’s what to expect around the Sound

SEATTLE — One other King Tide will rise on Monday morning, and preparations have been made in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood.

Although there are not any Coastal Flood Advisories in impact, metropolis officers are paying shut consideration to the water degree of the Duwamish River after components of the neighborhood have been devastated by exceptionally excessive tides final month.

Two dozen metropolis workers are within the space monitoring the forecast and are prepared to assist neighbors.

The town has positioned about 90,000 sandbags and enormous concrete limitations all through the realm together with a number of pumping stations to pump water again into the river if flooding happens.

The excellent news is that KIRO 7 Meteorologist Nick Allard and Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officers say the tides are usually not anticipated to trigger the key flooding that was seen final month.

What made December’s King Tides distinctive have been robust winds with heavy rain, however the larger affect was atmospheric stress that allowed for a stronger storm surge.

Officers stated a lot of these elements won’t come collectively this time.

Monday morning’s tide instances and ranges for some areas are:

• Seattle: 13 ft at 6:46 a.m.
• Olympia: 16.7 ft at 7:31 a.m.
• Shelton: 16.4′ at 8:12 a.m.
• Bellingham: 9.6 ft at 7:13 a.m.
• Westport: 10.9 ft at 1:31 p.m.

The town continues to assist residents impacted by December’s King Tide occasion and says housing help has been prolonged by means of Feb. 28.

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