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BULLETIN
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
841 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 7
WAC009-031-202230-
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JEFFERSON-CLALLAM-
841 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
CLALLAM COUNTY...
JEFFERSON COUNTY...
* UNTIL 230 PM PST FRIDAY.
* AT 830 PM PST HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA...
AND RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS FLOWING OUT OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS
WERE RISING QUICKLY ONCE AGAIN.
AT 8 PM OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT THE HOH RIVER
IN WESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY WAS FLOODING CAMPGROUNDS AND ROADS.
SIMILAR FLOODING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR...OR ALREADY OCCURRING...ON SOME
OF THE OTHER NUMEROUS RIVERS FLOWING OUT OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS.
A FLOOD WARNING IS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THE BOGACHIEL AND DUNGENESS
RIVERS.
THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL WILL END LATER THIS EVENING...AND
MOST OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA RIVERS WILL CREST DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS FRIDAY...WITH FLOOD WATERS RECEDING DURING THE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS COULD TRIGGER LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS
FLOWS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4763 12310 4767 12345 4755 12357 4758 12430
4833 12461 4810 12389 4810 12351 4801 12303
4778 12298
MCDONNAL
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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