Kitsap County Emergency Management has sent the collected flood damage reports to the state. We wait to hear if Kitsap County will qualify for financial assistance for individuals who have sustained uninsured losses. If you have not yet reported flood damage to your home on Decemeber 27, please provide a summary of the damage on the Kitsap County Flood Assistance Request form. Any question or request you share will be directed to one of the Kitsap County agencies supporting the flood response.

Residents can find companies which provide site clean-up on this list provided by Kitsap Public Health District.

Please be aware of health risks associated with floodwater, pollution from sewage/septic systems, power outages, and other storm-related hazards. Floodwater can carry disease-causing organisms and other types of pollutants, requiring precautions to prevent illness. Kitsap Public Health recommends that people:

• Avoid direct contact with floodwater and wear protective equipment when working around floodwater.
• Wash skin thoroughly with soap and clean water if you have contact with floodwater or handle contaminated items.
• Discard all food that has come in contact with floodwater. Canned food is safe to use, but disinfect cans by wiping them with bleach water before use.

Find additional guidance on septic systems, food safety, drinking water safety and disinfection and more in this KPHD bulletin and this Flooding and Storm Fact Sheet.

The predicted high tides of around 12 feet elevation between January 23 – 27 have not produced any flooding concerns at the Point No Point lighthouse area.  Higher atmospheric pressures above 30 inches (1016 millibars) for the week have had an effect of lowering the levels of the high tides.  Observations at Point No Point this week report that the high tides did not reach the base of the sandbag wall along Point No Point Road at the County Park. Gusty winds from a southerly direction over the weekend did not produce any adverse effects to the northern shoreline and sandbag wall at the County Park.

County crews continue to monitor conditions at the Park and the sandbag wall and the situation is currently stable.

The zero and minus low tides over the past week have allowed additional discharge from the tide gate and water levels in the marsh continue to recede. Stormwater crews inspected the tide gate, and it is functional.

The next series of predicted high tides approaching 12 feet elevation are around February 22.

Point No Point (PNP) Park, and the PNP Lighthouse, are closed due to significant flooding in the area. Please do not enter the area. There is water over the roadway and no place to turn around. The park remains closed until further notice.