The first King Tides of the season are expected this weekend in western Washington. Olympia could see high tides exceeding 16 feet. Steve Bloom [email protected] Especially high tides are ...

Steven M. Herppich Olympian file photo The city of Olympia is letting residents know to be prepared for extremely high tides in the downtown area for most of next week. The National Oceanic and ...

SEATTLE — Western Washington fell victim to a double whammy of a king tide and heavy rainfall Tuesday morning, which led to lowland flooding from Anacortes to Olympia. So, what are king tides?

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A record high tide flooded at least three Olympia businesses Tuesday morning, according to city officials. “This morning was a pretty extraordinary event,” said City of ...

The highest tides of ... 6:25 a.m., slosh into Olympia at 7:10 a.m., and reach Shelton and the far end of Puget Sound from the Pacific Ocean around 7:51 a.m., according to Washington Sea Grant.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A record high tide flooded at least three Olympia businesses Tuesday morning, according to city officials. “This morning was a pretty extraordinary event,” said City of ...