12-18-2024 Seattle, WA - Windstorm, King Tides, Flooding, Waves

[@CaliforniaWeatherWatch]

Incredible!

[@DezY-jl3gr]

Yep, not Seattle. Burien isn't Seattle.

[@cherylcampbell7495]

Mother Nature cleaning the streets.

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

How Wild!

[@Fonoyb]

Burien is a Suburb of Seattle

[@victorsenkiw6959]

That's incredible footage. The power of Mother Nature! Btw, I know my geography pretty good but didn't realize Seattle had palm trees because of the cooler winter climate they have compared to Arizona, Florida, California and other warmer winter states where they thrive. I guess it's true, you learn something new everyday!!!😊

[@reignofbastet]

I lived there, and SnoCo for years. I moved in the 80s as a teen from KS, and it was so weird to me that there’s palm trees there. Weird in a good way. Haha

[@SusanCote-n7z]

My sister planted palm trees on her property on Camano Island and they flourished

[@reignofbastet]

@ That’s awesome. It’s beautiful there!

[@leestamm3187]

We lived in Everett for many years. A fair number of palm trees around, usually close to the water. It seldom gets cold enough to hurt them seriously.

[@reignofbastet]

@ I really liked living in north Everett.

[@fogums]

Amazingly the Airstream is still standing

[@robynperdieu3434]

That beauty needs to be offshore a little more! It's gonna be swept out to sea. 🌊

[@2MuchPurple]

Not Seattle. And not the ocean. Its south of Seattle on Puget Sound.

[@PacificNorthwestWeather]

Its barely south of Seattle, and nothing in the title says this is the Ocean.

[@karaleenylund8907]

Is 3 tree?

[@_S-O-S_]

Edgar Cayce’s predictions are coming to fruition…

[@timmillan6701]

These extra high tides happen here every 5/6 years when the King tides coincides with wind storm events. This is not a new phenomenon or is it an indication of an unforeseen widespread catastrophe. Only the lowest areas are so affected. If you notice- the footage is just repeatly showing the same block from different perspectives. There are lots of very uninformed people commenting here

[@Rick-nq3mz]

How is that waterfront property working out for you now!

[@Shiryone]

Does anyone know how often this happens? Or is this rare?

[@RND-x8m]

I'm on the east coast of England and we get such weather and have coastal erosion further up in east Yorkshire. It gets wild sometimes lots of sand and debris. Take care everyone.

[@luluwinke6581]

never

[@lesliepropheter5040]

Not enough for sand bagging the garages across the street. I think we all know that the ocean has risen in many places around the world in recent times. Perhaps melting glaciers?

[@genxtechguy]

Very rare in Seattle.

[@MDNELLEY]

My parents live on that street, so I can answer this accurately. It happens every 5 years or so. It’s just when the King Tides occur during a windstorm. We had really high winds this morning 😅

[@coreysue3451]

Houses right on the ocean, directly in front of a subduction zone. When the zone gives way like in Japan in 2011, that whole area will drop down several feet.

[@willdejong7763]

It’s not on the ocean. Burien is on the Puget Sound. Also, beaches on the ocean and next to the subduction zone will rise, not fall, when the current stresses that have built up over the years are released.

[@markdauray1522]

Is this Three Tree Point?

[@toborobo]

Yes.

[@2023byoml]

I wonder if those trachycarpus fortunei would be okay with the salt water? They are not very salt tolerant like sabal palmettos and coconut palms

[@user-nunyabusinessgov]

That's living on the water!!

[@--JohnDoe]

Is that sw 172nd st in burien? I like driving down that street.

[@michaelrichey6783]

Yes it is.

[@paulscountry456]

That saltwater just corroded all it touches .

[@GingerValentine-oo1xi]

OMG! The school bus?

[@jacquietigar707]

Maybe a little too close to the ocean 🤨

[@faithijn8338]

This Pugent Sound & it is the KING TIDES - during a Super Moon.

[@melodiefrances3898]

Not really close to the ocean proper at all. Maybe you just meant too close to water?

[@MDNELLEY]

Haha! It’s about a 3 hour drive to the ocean actually. This is Puget Sound.

[@ronboerste1813]

Well the good news is that now all they have to do is open their window to go fishing 😁👍🍻

[@daphnekivinen9482]

I would say that this isn't close to the ocean at all. You must not live in WA state.

[@miliboy0522]

What part of burien is that?

[@michaelrichey6783]

SW 172nd St

[@MarvinThiessen]

Get the local fire department to hose the debris off the street.

[@jillmclean5804]

Yikes, time to pack it up and move people!

DON'T live near water, you fools.

[@K2SKIER112]

Maybe a lake, but the ocean...the ocean always wins

@@K2SKIER112 Any body of water is a bad idea to live near.

[@intheshell35ify]

Poor car tires driving through whatever blew up on the road! Wonder if it blew up any fish.

[@williewilson8244]

Iiiittttttssssss ooookkkaaaa!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@Rottidog68]

1:40 A school bus?

[@MDNELLEY]

This was my bus route in middle school.

[@GuantanamoBayBarbie2]

Is this by Alki? Where in Seattle? Answer: it's NOT Seattle. It said it was 3 tree Point in Burien. No wonder i didn't recognize it.

[@luluwinke6581]

Alki Beach

[@Gizathecat2]

Since when did Alki or Three Tree Point get Palm Trees? I think this a stormy California scene!

[@toborobo]

Windmill palms can easily grow in this climate. They're seen all over Western Washington and Oregon and even in SW British Columbia.

[@Cocoalabella]

Why do they build so close to the water? Just stop doing it!

[@shanonsara2180]

not Seattle

[@donaldbohn3183]

Who plants palm trees in Washington? Must be Californians!

[@MrHappy-wd2up]

must be California transplants😀

[@sonnydayz1745]

Just buy house boats

[@AKPakrat]

Absolutely zero sympathy for those who build on the shore like that

[@edwardmccloskey7973]

This is why you don't live this close to the ocean.

[@AZsunflower]

This is NOT near the ocean.

[@paulscountry456]

It actually plugs right into the pacific and has big tides Puget Sound.

[@Gizathecat2]

That footage is not Seattle! Those are palm trees!

[@BadgerWentworth]

It's Burian. And palm trees also grow in Bandon,Oregon.

[@user-ry1vi1jc7o]

Probably planted by Florida and California ex-pats that can't stand all those darn pine trees.

[@2023byoml]

Those are trachycarpus fortunei or Chinese windmill palms they are cold hardy palms that are very common in Seattle Washington and Portland Oregon areas. There are actually a few types of cold hardy palms that can be grown in the Seattle area which has relatively mild winters zone 8b and some parts zone 9a.

[@thomaspepper2201]

This just shows how people are clueless to storms, Live beach front and play like this doesn't happen. Just as fools build on steep hills or cliffs then wonder why there homes get destroyed. Same attitude is, the foods fault I'm fat.

[@Abby-yc7tt]

If nobody built on beaches or cliffs we'd all be living in 300sq yards in Wyoming!

[@paulscountry456]

Bad thing is once that water gets in your home it is never the same no matter how much you spend.

[@billhamilton7524]

and then they blame global warming ,,

[@kamikazitsunami]

Somehow I just can't conjure any sympathy for people who own beachfront property and big houses.

[@Gigabrain1]

My question is why they built it so close to the ocean.

[@kamikazitsunami]

@Gigabrain1 entitlement. They want a piece of the sea. They can afford it so they purchase it. Not smart but then the rich don't get rich from being smart, they get rich from being unscrupulous and often evil.

[@TheVitamin421]

me either. look at all that debris that is gonna go into the water now, as if we don't already have enough trash in the oceans.

[@rholmst]

That’s not the ocean. It’s Elliott Bay. That’s about 100 miles due east of the ocean

[@willdejong7763]

These people are fine. They don’t need your sympathy. This happens every 5 or so years, and they are ready for it. The rest of the time they have wonderful waterfront views.

[@air4334]

I have no pity for people with money that build next to water !!!

[@walterwhitaker1395]

Get some of your sanctuary city dreamers to help you!

[@ronboerste1813]

The Lord giveth and mother nature taketh away let that be a good lesson to you boys and girls have a great day 😎👍🍻

[@JetVet4Jesus]

Not Seattle, we don’t have palm trees

[@luluwinke6581]

well, geo bio gates o not too good messing with Mother Nature the weather as in seeding the clouds (DIM THE SUN) by billy goat

[@ginac733]

Truth! 🚫✈️ ❤️✝️🇺🇸

[@micolsen9824]

There's a sucker born every minute.

[@beaniril8870]

It’s a warning. It’s time to sell and move inland

[@NoelDoherty-qv8vm]

I find it reprehensible to be able to own property on the beach if your house is on the inland side of the street. What's that all about

[@auntihooha]

Haven’t any of these beachfront homeowner ever heard of global warming and what it’s doing? 😂 Sorry, as a lifelong Seattelite who will never be able to afford my own home in this city, I can’t help but chuckle.

[@user-ry1vi1jc7o]

Remember the two multi-story homes that were built on that steep, steep, SUPER steep hill coming down from the top of Capitol Hill to the east side of I-5? I remember thinking when I first saw them go up that it wouldn't be too long before they came down. I think it was only within a year or two that one of them was leaning 45° towards I-5. I believe they took both of them down.

[@jeannette1111]

Is that what it looks like during the beginning stages... when they say Cali, Oregon, Wash coasts will drop off in the ocean?? Start moving inland, people. Don't want to loose anyone!! I send unlimited abundance of Love-Light Energies to EVERYONE EVERYWHERE ❤️ 🩷 🧡 💛 💚 💙 ❤️ 🩷 🧡 💛 💚 💙 ❤️ 🩷 🧡 💛 💚 💙 ❤️

[@user-ry1vi1jc7o]

Except you don't want to move too close to Yosemite with its super volcano. And you don't want to move close to the New Madrid fault line. And you don't want to live in the southern states which is being overtaken by hammerhead worms and pythons. And...

[@islandbirdw]

It seems the buildings across the road are built without permits for garages and out buildings here. Those should be red tagged and not be able to build again. Maybe they should instead built a sea wall?

[@mikewashburn1207]

Raise their insurance rates not ours!