12/30/2011
Folks, It's about 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30.... Just returned from halping to fill sandbags and visiting Timberline Rim, where a maybe 200 bags helped hold water back from several homes. None of the homes was in danger, but much of the river bank in the area was washed away. If the river had risen a bit more, it might have been another story. Looks like the weather forcast is favorable: lots of snow in higher elevations today and tonight, showers tomorrow. No big rain events in the week ahead.
Watch Channel 2 news tonight for coverage. Reporter Melanie Wingo and a videographer visited the area.
Big thanks to all who helped today: Bob Reeves, Eldon Vandenburgh, John Pruden, Pat and Lora Buckely, Cliff Fortune and three of his sons, Randy & Debi Reischman, and John & Carrie Trax. Did I forget anyone? Let me know. I should have taken notes. Also thanks to the non-HEART folks who pitched in. Don Mench, for one.
FYI, river levels are falling after reaching a high of nearly 20,000 cubic feet per second (USGS gauge at Marmot -- see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=14137000). This is less than the ~24,000 CFS on January 26 and far less than the 64,000 CFS of the big 1964 flood.
Next meeting: January 9, 7 p.m., Hoodland Fire Station. Topics: Sandbagging -- filling, staging, sandbag wall placement/positioning, sandbag wall construction, etc. Bring your neighbors who may have an interest in this topic. Also, setting up a call-out list/phone tree.
See you there.
Steve Wilent
Chairman, HEART
Hoodland Emergency Action Response Team
Home Office: 503-622-3033
[email protected]
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