On January 7th 2009 we got word that with the record snow fall combine with a visiting"Pineapple Express" we were likely to see some flooding throughout Western Washington...and boy they weren't kidding!!
I headed out that Wednesday morning to snap some photos of the preperation down in lewis County as they had been hit hard in December 2007 with the Interstate ending up under 10ft of water and I was curious to watch the progression and document it...i didn't want to miss a thing this time!
I won't bore you with a bunch of words as I have found that the pictures say it all...So let's begin!
This was across the street from my house in the Tenino City Park...we have no river or stream so imagine my suprise when I stepped out my front door!
We actually had some rapids...i jumped in my car and headed down to Centralia about 10 min. south going the back roads..
Everyone was getting ready for the waters to rise...and I mean everyone...
It was already flooding in many streets...the leveei would not breech until 8am the next day...UGH!!
Cars were parked, owners nowhere to be found, people started to to venture out...curiousity is human nature I think...
I decide to head home and make dinner...I took a couple more pics on the way home...
When I arrived home the Tenino City Park was under more water...
I made dinner & then called my friends Lisa & Julia to see if they would like to return to Centralia with me to help sandbag as the homeowners were left to sandbag self serve style! So we had a cocktail and headed out...Me in the orange, Lisa in red & Julia in Gray...boy were we soaked & sore the next mornin'!
We met wonderful, sweet people and everyone banded together to help each other out...it was an amazing experience I will never forget! The next morning we headed out to check out the Deschutes Falls in Tumwater...so stay tuned for my next blog of Day 2!
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