Register for the race at Registration ends Dec. Code 407, safety data, reports, surveys, schedules, list complied or collected for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety enhancement of potential crash sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-highway crossings are not subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal. Awards for winners include gear and gift certificates from local paddling and sports shops, and the grand prize is a Deception Pass boat tour for two. 11, though start times will vary depending on tide conditions on race day. The highway was partially blocked for three hours while officials responded to the crash and traffic. Past years’ adverse weather - or exciting weather, depending on who you ask - doesn’t mean the event will be unsafe Skagit Search and Rescue will be providing two boats to watch over racers. An Oak Harbor woman was airlifted from a field on North Whidbey following a medical episode that caused her to crash head-on into an oncoming car just south of the Deception Pass Bridge Thursday afternoon, the Washington State Patrol reported. “The people that were in that race that enjoy that kind of conditions still, 10 years later, 13 years later, still talk about that - ‘Man, I wish we could have another one like that!’” They’d be underwater, and then they would come out the other side of the wave,” Walker said.
“You see the paddler coming through, and then they would completely disappear. Walker said winds that year caused waves which briefly covered some paddlers entirely.
It’s gusting 56 mph over here! /PPS5HyDPJ5 It looks like a semi truck has tipped onto the railing of the Deception Pass bridge.Casey said though the pass is typically well-protected from extreme weather, the race saw one particularly “gnarly” year in 2008. The latest: Nearly 60 mph winds along the coast and 90 mph winds in the mountains. Around 150,000 people without power across the state. The border town of Sumas looked like this: A state of emergency in the town of Hamilton due to flooding, with more flooding around Sedro-Woolley. Randy Small - Whatcom County Weather November 15, 2021Īs CNN put it: "The Pacific Northwest has gotten more rain in the last two weeks than they normally see for the entire month of November, which is also stacking up to be one of the top five wettest Novembers on record for Seattle." What's on the table with this current system? "Extreme rainfall, river flooding, damaging winds and even landslides." We didn't know atmospheric rivers had categories like hurricanes but apparently this is a Cat 5 atmospheric river. Very windy conditions - now is a great time to charge devices, double check flashlight batteries, and give your emergency kit a look. Meeeeeeaaaaanwhile, the head of the Congressional Budget Office had some not-so-great news regarding the Build Back Better Act, the $1.85 trillion social safety net/climate change legislation, saying that the Biden administration's idea of ramped up enforcement of tax evaders by the IRS still won't be enough to foot the bill.Ĭongressman Bill Foster NovemWe’re on our way to the to join as he signs the infrastructure bill into law! /gw2GGgbjHc WA Emergency Management NovemYou can also sign up for alerts from your local emergency managers - visit for more information. Seattle Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal told KUOW last week that she expects the House to pass the Build Back Better Act this week-they better hurry up before Congress shuffles off for a Thanksgiving break.
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