The parking lot at All Star Fitness, just east of s.w. Yancy St. and 28th Ave s.w. was blocked off in anticipation of Longfellow Creek breaching its banks on Dec. 12; a result of intense rainfall.

Good move because their parking lot became Longfellow Pond.

The creek flowed over most walking bridges and continued to swell.

One house, just east of Longfellow Creek on s.w. Yancy St, had water in the yard and Daniel Williams, an employee of Nucor (metal manufacturing) said he talked to the owner and they reported about four feet of water in their basement.

Five workers from Nucor, just north of All Star Fitness’s parking lot, kept a close eye on the flood to determine whether or not it would breach s.w. Andover St.

If it did cross the road, according to Williams, they would shut down all operations and initiate an evacuation plan.

Nucor said they saw some water coming up through the drains in their facility.

Williams recalled a flood in 2007 where the water did breach Andover St and flooded Nucor.

“Everybody’s got a good memory of 2007,” Williams said.

West Seattle Golf Course experienced heavy flooding as well, with holes #3 and #12 under water. The course was closed.