City Public Information
During a weather event, public information will be available:
- On the City’s website at www.kirklandwa.gov,
- Posted on twitter at www.twitter.com/kirklandgov and at www.twitter.com/oemkirkland.
City recreation programs will be cancelled, if necessary, per Lake Washington School District’s school cancellation policy.
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Power
If you see a downed power line, stay away and report it by calling PSE at 1-888-225-5773 or calling 9-1-1.
PSE electricity outage map is updated every 15 mins. with status of outages: PSE outage map
PSE has an app for mobile devices at all App Stores. Look for Puget Sound Energy or My PSE.
Report Hazards
To report road, sewer, flooding and stormwater hazards within Kirkland City limits, please call 425-587-3900 (24/hour).
Garbage/Recycling
Should weather conditions delay Waste Management’s (WM) collection times, updates will be posted at www.wmnorthwest.com/weatherboard and can also be obtained by calling WM at 1-800-592-9995.
Cable/Internet
Checking Comcast for outages: Outages in Your Area
School Closures
School closures: Visit FlashAlert Newswire
Transportation
Washington Traffic & Closures: WSDOT Seattle Area Traffic & Cameras
Metro Transit Outages: King County Trip Planner
Sounder Runs Express: SoundTransit.org Rider News
Snow Response Map: Snow Routes PDF
More Links
Winter Prep: www.takewinterbystorm.org
Earthquakes: In 2007 historian Coll Thrush and seismologist Ruth Ludwin published an article in the American Indian Culture and Research Journal that explored the recent indigenous-scientific collaborations taking place on earthquakes particularly here in the Pacific Northwest. Finding Fault: Indigenous Seismology, Colonial Science, and the Rediscovery of Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Cascadia.