Grays River Grange #124

Next Dinner February 10th 6:30

Locavore is shaping up as oyster stew and pie auction.

Grays River Grange

Welcome!!

Past Master Carlton Appelo. Cliff Danielson & ladies Stockhom Sweden.

Naselle Youth Camp Community Meeting

There will be a community meeting on Feb. 4 at 7:00 pm - Naselle High School Commons to discuss the potential closing of the Naselle Youth Camp.

Tuesday 27th Meeting

Regular Meeting 7:30pm February 27th.  See you there.

Tuesday 13th Dinner and Meeting

We hope everyone has dried out after all of the high water.

Our Grange Hall weathered the flood very well. Water did not get much higher than shown in the images from previous news post. The heater return duct below the building is intact even though it was completely submerged. The heater has been running fine and the hall feels dry and warm.

The floors will get a good mopping and the hall tidied up around 1:00pm on Tuesday.

The turkey will be started in the oven at the same time. The Locavore dinner is turkey obtained through collecting Okie's Sentry "Turkey Bucks". There will be Deep River potatoes, stuffing and gravy. Other side dishes, salads and desserts are pot-luck. E-mail grange@wwest.net to let us know you're coming.

There's much mud / silt in the parking area so bring footwear with this in mind.

7:30 will be installation of officers. Following will be a short business meeting. Members will consider a resolution regarding the Naselle Youth Camp. We'll discuss getting a restroom improvement project started. We also need to discuss expanding this website to a Type Pad paid version.

We're interested in community perspectives regarding dredging the Grays River. Please share your comments here.

January 9

 News Update Wahkiakum Road Closure WSDOT

Skamokawa Flood News - Skamokacentric Blog

January 7: Flood Update

NOAA Grays River Hydrograph 

Naselle River NOAA Hydrograph 19.98' - Record

News From Skamokawa - Crippen Creek Chronicles

January 7: Grange Hall High Water Photos

Water is Coming Into Our Grange Hall. The floor has been cleared, stations, chairs and tables have been moved to dining room. Theatre seats still in place.

Photos taken at 12:15pm

Water Seeping in Ante Room

Water is Over Top of Blue Junker Car Next Door

East Side of Hall

Piano Has Been Raised - Hopefully High Enough!

Front Porch

Worthy Ceres

View East Off Porch

View South West

Remember Last Week?

The Grays River Grange wants everyone to be safe and dry. If there's anything we can do please call 465-2841 or grange@wwest.net.

January 6, 2009 High Water

Excellent Graph on Grays River water levels from NOAA. Link contains other useful flood watch information.

The Daily News on Flood Watch. 

Sheriff Dan Bardsley:

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY MESSAGE FROM THE WAHKIAKUM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.  A WINTER STORM WILL BE ARRIVING IN WAHKIAKUM COUNTY TOMORROW, JANUARY 7, 2009, BRINGING LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL.  RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD EXPECT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.  WE ANTICIPATE FLOODING IN THE ELOCHOMAN VALLEY, SKAMOKAWA VALLEYS AND THE GRAYS RIVER VALLEY AREAS. 

THE EMERGENCY FLOOD ROUTE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE DUE TO DOWNED TREE’S AND SNOWFALL.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA PRONE TO FLOODING AND HAVE ANY MEDICAL ISSUES, WE ARE ENCOURAGING YOU TO EVACUATE THE AREA NOW OR PREPARE TO SHELTER IN PLACE. ANIMAL OWNERS SHOULD MOVE ANIMALS TO HIGHER GROUND.   EMERGENCY CREWS WILL RESPOND IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE WAHKIAKUM EMERGENCY INFORMATION LINE AT 360-795-3911.  THIS LINE WILL BE UPDATED AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE

Storm Alert

Download Hvy Rain_Flooding2_Jan5-2009 (Power Point File)

From:  Wahkiakum County Emergency Management –Jon L.  Dearmore, Undersheriff

Date/Time: 05 January 2009, 1600hrs

RE:  Weather Outlook issued for 6/7/8/9 January 2009

Another forecasted storm is anticipated to begin Tuesday evening through Friday of this week that could produce flooding in SW Washington.  According to the National Weather Service, this storm is expected to focus primarily on SW Washington.   

The important bullet facts retrieved from the National Weather Service (NWS) conference call at 1500hrs today are listed below:

Summary:

  Strong system loaded with tropical moisture will impact SW Washington and NW Oregon between Tuesday night and Friday morning

   Precipitation will be significant: Up to 1 inch from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning and 2-5 inches from Wednesday and Thursday.  This precipitation combined with snowmelt due to freezing levels at 7-9,000 feet has the potential for flooding.  The foothills may see in excess of 3 inches of rain.

 Temperature will be between 40 and 50, with lows in the low to mid 30s.  As of Thursday temperatures and freezing level (to pass elevations) will drop and precipitation will lessen.

 Key rivers of local concern include the Cowlitz River at Kelso and Castle Rock and the Lewis River.  Although all rivers could see some flooding during this storm.

 Obviously there is high probability of landslides and, where applicable, avalanche danger is high.

  Most wind will be experienced in the Coast Range and in the Cascades.

 At this time, the Clark Emergency Operations Center is not activated, but the CRESA Emergency Management Duty Officer (Ernie Schnabler) is available 24/7.  He can be contacted by calling 360.992.9229, option 8, then 0 (zero) or emailing CRESA.Emergency.Management@clark.wa.gov .  Any urgent requests can be made by calling CRESA 9-1-1 Dispatch @ 360.696.4461

 Further updates will be disseminated as situation of forecasts change.

 

Very Respectfully,

Ernie Schnabler

Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA)
Current EM Duty officer
Phone: 360.737.1911 x3950
Cell: 360.513.6499
FAX: 360.694.8802
www.cresa911.org