As much as 3 inches of rain has fallen in Seattle neighborhoods since midnight, “raining so hard it looks like snow,” writes Nora Charles in the Ballard forum.
Catherine sent us this photo of “Lake Crown Hill,” as she calls it, at the new Crown Hill Park at 14th and Holman Road, one of the many pools of standing water around the greater Ballard area. And there are an increasing number of reports of flooded basements.
@Carlman03 sent us this photo. “After clearing out all the water, it was backed up in the garage again 2 hours later. We got a small pump to help,” he writes.
“The fire department is trying to help people out who don’t have pumps, or who have pumps that have failed,” writes Silver, who’s been watching the fire department’s dispatches today. “Lots of traffic accidents and standing water on the roads. Drive with extra care!”
“The heaviest rain is expected through early afternoon. By late afternoon a cold front will slide through the region and that will bring the steady rain to an end,” writes KING 5’s Lisa Van Cise in her forecast.
If you have a photo of flooding, please send it to tips@myballard.com.
Update: Part of Carkeek Park was closed this evening after sewage was discovered running across the Salmon to Sound Trail.