Washington Disaster News

       Emergency Public Information from the Washington Emergency Management Division

Archived News Releases

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  Local, State, Federal Officials Begin Preliminary Assessment of Flood Damage (72.50 KB)
  WEMD Media Advisory
  
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  WEMD News Release No 3 - Flooding Storm Update (92.54 KB)
  
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  WEMD News Release No 2 - Flooding Storm Update (89.90 KB)
  
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  Snoqualmie Pass Open Westbound; Crews Work on E. Washington Roads (11.10 KB)
  
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  Snoqualmie Pass Closed for Avalanche Danger (22.96 KB)
  
  WSDOT has closed Snoqualmie Pass today from North Bend to Cle Elm due to avalanche danger. No estimated time of reopening has been established.
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  All Major Mountain Pass Highways Reopened ( 7.49 KB)
  
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  Two Washington Mountain Passes Reopened (13.41 KB)
  
  Stevens and Snoqualmie passes have reopened this morning. White Pass remains closed. Traction tires are required on Snoqualmie, and chains on Stevens.
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  Mountain Passes Remain Closed Overnight Due to Avalanche Danger ( 8.96 KB)
  
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  Update on State Highway Closures and Road Conditions (37.26 KB)
  
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  Drop, Cover Hold Drill Wednesday, 10:15 a.m. (65.50 KB)
  
  For immediate release: Sept. 22, 2008 Contact: Rob Harper, WEMD, (253) 512-7005 Ted Buehner, NOAA, (206) 526-6095 ext. 223 MEDIA ADVISORY: Statewide Drop, Cover Hold Earthquake Drill at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 Camp Murray, Wash. -A statewide Drop, Cover, Hold earthquake drill will be conducted at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 as part of the National Preparedness and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio Month. The drill will be initiated by a monthly Emergency Alert System test sent to radio and television stations and by a communications test from the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. For more information, contact Ted Buehner, National Weather Service, Seattle, at ted.buehner@noaa.gov or Rob Harper, Washington Emergency Management Division, Camp Murray, r.harper@emd.wa.gov # # # #