The winter storm season is upon us, complete with power outages, school delays, road closures and more. To help you and your families stay safe, dry and warm, here is a list of helpful resources. A special thank you to iLoveKent.net for sharing this info. with Team Marti!
Traffic, transportation and road alerts
Flood Warning Center (24-7): 206-296-8200 or 800-945-9263
[Call 9-1-1 for emergencies.]
King County flood warnings & alerts
King County road closures and restrictions
Preparedness
American Red Cross emergency preparedness
Flood services, information and preparedness
King County emergency management
Public health emergency preparedness
Washington Dept. of Health emergency preparedness
Washington Emergency Management
Power outages
PSE.com, electric safety
PSE.com, natural gas safety
School information
Enumclaw School District
Kent School District
Renton School District
Tahoma School District
Weather
Twitter and Facebook accounts to follow
Many of these resources make regular, real-time updates on Twitter:
American Red Cross Northwest (Twitter)
King County Road Services (Twitter)
KING5TracyT (traffic) (Twitter)
Seattle Dept. of Transportation (Twitter)
Washington Emergency Management
Miscellaneous
C-Town Pulse, City of Covington
City of Kent Emergency Management
Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Reporter
Pierce County Emergency Alerts