The National Weather Service is predicting heavy rain for the next six days at least. The rainfall is coinciding with King Tides, between today and December 9. This combination puts low-lying areas at risk for flooding.

It’s that time of year when the winds pick up and, if combined with soggy ground, trees fall. So let’s get ready for power outages.

This fall, the National Weather Service warned city emergency managers across the region, including Bainbridge City Emergency Coordinator Anne LeSage, that we should be expecting a colder, wetter winter. That experience may be starting today.

The National Weather Service (NWS) just awarded Bainbridge Island with its TsunamiReady® and StormReady® designations. The designations mean the City has followed NWS guidelines for enhancing public safety in face of the likelihood of a post-earthquake tsunami reaching the island’s shores or of storm surges that affect the coastline.