With wind and rain in the forecast, this is a good time to prepare your household and your neighborhood. Here’s how to get information when significant
storms hit our area:
Updates will be posted here on the City’s website as well as Facebook and Twitter.
Sign up for emergency email and text alerts from the City of Sammamish here.
Download the My Sammamish app to report flooded roads, downed trees, downed power lines, and traffic light outages.
For up-to-date weather alerts, advisories, and warnings, visit the National Weather Service
For power outages, view the outage map and report outages on Puget Sound Energy’s website.
Service alerts about solid waste collection (garbage, recycling, and yard waste) can be found on the Republic Services website.
It’s important to always be prepared:
Have food, water, and medication on hand to last a few days for you and your pets
Charge mobile devices
Have flashlights and batteries on hand
Pack emergency supplies in your vehicle such as warm clothes, blankets, a flashlight, and water.
Please help prevent flooding by clearing leaves from the street and storm drain in front of your home. Your downhill neighbors will thank you!
Here are helpful links to have during a wind storm:
Windstorm Checklist(External link)
Downed Power Lines – What to Do(External link)
Puget Sound Energy Outage Map
For more information about snow events, please view this list of frequently asked questions.
Original source can be found here.
