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Here's how you can watch out for you. disaster news local stories-worth-sharing instagram home 447180665 Wed, 02 Oct 2019 04:58:06 GMT https://www.king5.com/ The Pacific Northwest could be affected by earthquakes from three major nearby faults. disaster news local science stories-worth-sharing 457421137 Mon, 15 Jul 2019 02:28:47 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/weather/earthquakes/how-to-get-the-shake-alert-earthquake-warning-system-on-your-phone/281-1eadc2e0-e493-47e9-976f-b67110c02ce6 The automated system warns that an earthquake has occurred and shaking is imminent. #newdaynw earthquakes life features new-day-social new-day-northwest family entertainment television programs weather 1eadc2e0-e493-47e9-976f-b67110c02ce6 Wed, 12 May 2021 19:22:41 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/first-responders-train-potential-terror-attack-greater-seattle/281-73bcf076-131c-4582-82a6-ef36191b9bda The all-day training exercise Tuesday saw a bit of real-life drama thrown in, as well. disaster news local seattle home 73bcf076-131c-4582-82a6-ef36191b9bda Wed, 02 Jul 2025 01:02:40 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/communication-fema-local-jurisdictions-upended/281-a81aaac3-5cc1-4ad4-9f76-ecb87a696d8d Sen. Murray’s office suggested the change stems from President Trump’s push for more centralized control of FEMA operations. disaster news local home a81aaac3-5cc1-4ad4-9f76-ecb87a696d8d Fri, 30 May 2025 00:55:37 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/weather/earthquakes/shakealert-earthquake-early-warning-orcas-island/281-99c38916-561e-4bf9-8cd7-275638ecb980 People can download the MyShake app to be alerted when magnitude 4.5 or greater earthquakes are expected. earthquakes weather disaster news local home 99c38916-561e-4bf9-8cd7-275638ecb980 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:53:07 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/tsunami-waves-seattle-minutes-earthquake-study-finds/281-ffa5fc7c-da37-4058-9289-854c6cc50f5a Washington state officials urged Seattleites to be prepared for a tsunami, even though the last known earthquake on the Seattle Fault occurred about 1,100 years ago. environment local news seattle tech science disaster instagram home ffa5fc7c-da37-4058-9289-854c6cc50f5a Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:19:38 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/weather/hurricane/skagit-county-man-helps-hurricane-helene-victims-aftermath-north-carolina/281-fe06e8c8-8966-4921-b529-d303597b0ce7 Bo McKenzie plans to return to the impacted area in North Carolina over the holidays. hurricane news disaster local weather fe06e8c8-8966-4921-b529-d303597b0ce7 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:50:28 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/fallen-tree-splits-kingston-family-home-half/281-86bf6721-5528-4734-bc59-87a458e07bd9 The fallout from last week's bomb cyclone made it look like a bomb exploded in the McKelvie home. disaster news local 86bf6721-5528-4734-bc59-87a458e07bd9 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 02:24:53 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/infrastructure/puget-sound-energy-upgrades-electrical-grid-in-vulnerable-community/281-873d494b-720e-40dc-9dd2-bd8f98dd8c3e Widespread improvements are coming to Skagit County to increase reliable power. infrastructure news local disaster 873d494b-720e-40dc-9dd2-bd8f98dd8c3e Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:14:52 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/olympic-pipeline-explosion-25-years-later/281-82a3847b-0ad3-413d-b9ae-a97a39b7333a Three people died after more than 277,000 gallons of gas flooded Whatcom Creek. disaster news local 82a3847b-0ad3-413d-b9ae-a97a39b7333a Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:30:29 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/washington-cascadia-subduction-zone-earthquake-tsunami-1700/281-f171fb03-cb77-4810-b2e5-8eb0761abade The last time the Cascadia Subduction Zone caused a major earthquake and tsunami was in 1700. disaster news local home f171fb03-cb77-4810-b2e5-8eb0761abade Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:00:31 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/emergency-planners-post-holiday-wish-list-disaster-preparedness/281-e9bb9958-614e-44b7-b9d6-b882e65c5233 They're hoping to make preparedness easier and less stressful for people. disaster news local e9bb9958-614e-44b7-b9d6-b882e65c5233 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 01:45:29 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/washington-state-canada-to-work-together-nooksack-river-flooding/281-a84789a3-3fbc-4a17-9f5b-3b23480a0c4e The agreement comes nearly two years since floods caused more than $1 billion in damages between the two countries. disaster news local environment state a84789a3-3fbc-4a17-9f5b-3b23480a0c4e Sat, 28 Oct 2023 01:39:12 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/wildfire/new-firefighting-recruits-train-as-wildfire-seasons-grow-longer-hotter/281-e2499a6b-986a-4f59-909a-d62baea83c05 Three of the biggest wildfires in state history have happened over the past nine years. Fire officials warn people about becoming complacent. wildfire news local disaster e2499a6b-986a-4f59-909a-d62baea83c05 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 01:52:26 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/mount-st-helens-eruption-anniversary/281-56171f9f-014d-467f-96e2-8261af705f0c Fifty-seven people were killed when Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. It is the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history. disaster history local features news instagram mount-st-helens home 56171f9f-014d-467f-96e2-8261af705f0c Thu, 18 May 2023 17:21:32 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/wildfire/930-million-crisis-us-west-wildfires/281-7f9b610c-98d4-469e-8317-bfbbd8a76d0b Under a strategy now entering its second year, the U.S. Forest Service is trying to prevent fires that start on public lands from raging through communities. wildfire local news nation-world disaster home 7f9b610c-98d4-469e-8317-bfbbd8a76d0b Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:51:04 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/la-conner-flood-emergency/281-9ba0bb9c-cc31-45bc-87a1-fbd980673c12 City officials report at least 14 homes and businesses were damaged in the town of less than 1,000. disaster severe-weather local weather news 9ba0bb9c-cc31-45bc-87a1-fbd980673c12 Thu, 29 Dec 2022 01:37:04 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/landslide-warning-danger-survive/281-fcef6118-7449-4d90-a1f4-e11a1a9654f2 Washington state is one of the most landslide-prone in the entire U.S. disaster news local environment weather-blog home fcef6118-7449-4d90-a1f4-e11a1a9654f2 Tue, 27 Dec 2022 18:55:15 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/weather/severe-weather/emergency-food-kits-distributed-snohomish-county/281-4eaefe70-6988-45e7-97d4-d793ae604faa Homage Senior Services created 1,000 kits that can feed someone for 10 days. severe-weather disaster weather local 4eaefe70-6988-45e7-97d4-d793ae604faa Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:59:05 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/king-county-landslide-flash-flood-bolt-creek-fire/281-8e5ad4ac-2dca-4004-ae4b-46dbc565cdba The risk is highest in burn scar areas, where the ground is weaker and more susceptible to landslides and flash flooding with even a small amount of rain. disaster local news weather home 8e5ad4ac-2dca-4004-ae4b-46dbc565cdba Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:11:15 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/whatcom-county-historic-floods-one-year-later/281-fb1ae3c9-b8c5-4cdd-9571-10f84f753544 Many will likely be displaced well into 2023. disaster news local home fb1ae3c9-b8c5-4cdd-9571-10f84f753544 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 02:13:10 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/relief-bolt-creek-wildfire-businesses/281-fb3e841c-3e41-462a-b07d-341d9d7ec1ce The wildfire burned for more than a month along Highway 2, causing its closure for two weeks. Some businesses reported a 75% loss of income during that time. disaster wildfire economy news local fb3e841c-3e41-462a-b07d-341d9d7ec1ce Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:48:52 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/whatcom-county-planning-flood-season/281-a1ed3ff6-eca5-492c-8fb5-23516063b7e9 More than 50 families are still unable to return to their homes 11 months after last year's historic floods. disaster news local home a1ed3ff6-eca5-492c-8fb5-23516063b7e9 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:35:09 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/weather/earthquakes/poulsbo-3-magnitude-earthquake-jefferson-county/281-5f754fc1-2fe5-471b-9058-de301eec60ed Residents in Jefferson County, Kitsap County, and as far as Bothell reportedly felt the small rumble just after 1 a.m. Thursday. earthquakes news local disaster home weather 5f754fc1-2fe5-471b-9058-de301eec60ed Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:31:51 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/seattle-organization-funds-pakistan-flooding-relief/281-019e4d72-46dc-40a6-8c08-7c8be35666d3 The Pakistan Association of Greater Seattle is mobilizing relief efforts for millions impacted by catastrophic flooding. disaster weather money news local 019e4d72-46dc-40a6-8c08-7c8be35666d3 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 05:20:42 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/new-sumas-elementary-school-opens/281-8299dad1-2c80-4b04-ad84-51656a21d229 Some students still haven't been able to return to their flood-damaged homes. disaster local news home 8299dad1-2c80-4b04-ad84-51656a21d229 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 01:46:55 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/tsunami-waves-seattle-minutes-earthquake-study/281-a7a69494-0f4e-4268-a395-e3d6585f0f89 Washington state officials urged Seattleites to be prepared for a tsunami, even though the last known earthquake on the Seattle Fault occurred about 1,100 years ago. environment local news seattle tech science disaster instagram home a7a69494-0f4e-4268-a395-e3d6585f0f89 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:29:24 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/flash-flood-hits-conconully/281-41683441-981f-4d17-8710-72a381e9089c The town of Conconully was hit with a foot of mud and water on July 4. disaster news local home 41683441-981f-4d17-8710-72a381e9089c Wed, 06 Jul 2022 02:18:08 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/whatcom-county-flooding-mental-health-struggles-displaced/281-e4a7aa8b-48da-4130-8479-c4de351a3bbe Hundreds remain out of their homes nearly seven months after historic floods in northern Whatcom County. disaster news local home e4a7aa8b-48da-4130-8479-c4de351a3bbe Fri, 03 Jun 2022 03:17:40 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/how-the-government-wants-to-disaster-proof-your-home/507-c3a417dd-d02e-4a37-80ab-fb104030159c The updated building codes would apply to new construction and to homes and buildings that are rebuilt due to damage. nation-world cct-tracking hurricane weather news wildfire producers-picks disaster home c3a417dd-d02e-4a37-80ab-fb104030159c Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:25:54 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/mount-st-helens-eruption-may-18-1980/281-ae1ce2d5-d610-4a75-8740-028f3b7a1b5a Fifty-seven people were killed when Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. It is the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history. disaster history local producers-picks features news instagram mount-st-helens home ae1ce2d5-d610-4a75-8740-028f3b7a1b5a Wed, 18 May 2022 15:47:45 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/fema-map-earthquake-exercise-washington-first-responders/281-32298c4d-4d99-45bc-84d1-be20dece4c76 Think of it as a big board game. The goal: try and get resources to western Washington following a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami. disaster news local instagram home 32298c4d-4d99-45bc-84d1-be20dece4c76 Fri, 06 May 2022 15:07:09 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/pierce-county-schools-lahar-evacuation-drill/281-84196576-ea78-4f17-bad6-974fce9e8b7d If Mount Rainier were to erupt, it could trigger a lahar event, which emergency managers say would threaten the lives of thousands of people. disaster local news instagram home 84196576-ea78-4f17-bad6-974fce9e8b7d Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:17:01 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/bellevue-schools-custodians-disaster-skills/281-466b7bbe-2c81-43dd-8306-26de764d2974 Custodial staff completed 40 hours of training in “disaster skills" over winter break. bellevue disaster local news education home 466b7bbe-2c81-43dd-8306-26de764d2974 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:32:54 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/oso-landslide/families-mark-8-years-deadly-oso-landslide/281-83eecd74-706d-4d73-aec0-33a7643cfd92 Thanks to the perseverance of family and community members, construction of a permanent memorial will begin in the summer of 2022. oso-landslide news local disaster home 83eecd74-706d-4d73-aec0-33a7643cfd92 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:56:53 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/whatcom-county-flood-victims-emergency-funds-housing-construction/281-a9ad1fc7-d0be-4362-a8b2-7e955359c0a9 State money to house people displaced by the November rains expires soon. Some may not be ready to return home for many more months. disaster news local home a9ad1fc7-d0be-4362-a8b2-7e955359c0a9 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:44:58 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/disaster-loans-january-flooding-small-business-administration-washington/281-d62df0e2-79e4-4214-bdc5-98ea579adc95 Washington residents in several counties are eligible to apply for loans that can be used to make repairs on flood-damaged homes and businesses. disaster news local weather-blog home d62df0e2-79e4-4214-bdc5-98ea579adc95 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:07:19 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/disaster/whatcom-county-flood-victims-fema-buyouts/281-ffa13234-5045-4bbb-88a2-0a61dc793d2c FEMA could offer buyouts of flood-damaged homes, but that means starting all over. disaster news local home ffa13234-5045-4bbb-88a2-0a61dc793d2c Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:44:35 GMT https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/whatcom-mayors-letter-state-action-prevent-flooding/281-27050fbf-cbe6-4da8-bbbe-5f49f59de344 One proposal includes damming part of the Nooksack River. environment disaster tech science home 27050fbf-cbe6-4da8-bbbe-5f49f59de344 Sat, 05 Feb 2022 04:04:52 GMT