The flooding here in western WA has closed most of the routes out of my small town. The major interstate, I-5, is down to one lane north. It was shut down for four days in 1996, and the river is expected to go five feet higher than it did then, by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. They are opening the shelters for the folks living in the flood plain to the south.

We've had 6" of rain in the last 36 hours, and the ground is saturated. More rain expected. The weather guessers have backed down on the speed of the wind they expect, so I hope they're right. With ground this wet, the trees go over easily, taking the power lines with them.

I'm on high ground, so no expected problems here.

Always wanted to live on an island....

Sue