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I live in Colorado. Here, as far as natural disasters go we have: Snowstorms, Tornadoes, Rockslides and Avalanches, sometimes fire hazards due to the dry climate. In very specific parts, and with specific weather happening you might see flash flooding.
I'm investigating relocating to the Seattle area (read: not specifically IN Seattle, but probably a 'burb north or east of the city). What kinds of natural disasters are fairly common to Seattle, and Washington state in general?
Thanks!
Travel Tips
Flooding can be and is an issue depending on where you live. More and more houses are being built on '100 year flood planes' and flooding is becoming more of an issue. Flooding is also somewhat common for people who live near large rivers and even some seasonal streams.
Earthquakes are not common, but not unheard of either. We had one back in Feb 2001 that caught many by surprise. While not much damage was done, it did last several seconds and kinda scared the crap out of me. They (whoever 'they' are) keep saying that we're due for a big one.
Mt St. Helens and Mt Rainier are both volcanoes so eruption is also something that could happen. While lava is higly unlikely, lahars or mud flows aren't. Low lying areas in the foothills of the mountians have special lahar evacuation routes.
Tsaumis are a concern if you live along the coast, but not so much in the Puget Sound (which isn't a sound at all but rather a fjord).
For some parts of Eastern WA wildfires can be an issue due to their dry climate.
For the most part our disasters are few and far between. Last November's wind storm did more damage than the earthquake in 01. Most of the damage came from downed trees and power lines. Some people were without power for over a week. Over 1 million people lost power in that storm.
ETA: I don't know where Kyle learned how to pronounce Puyallup, but the proper pronunication is more like Pew-yall-yup. I grew up just a few miles from Puyallup and even called the tribal historian to learn the proper pronunication.
Source(s):
Life long WA resident.
Other Travel Tips
Earth quakes
Flooding with sink holes and land slides
Blizzards
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