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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
807 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY.
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 16
OLYMPIC PENINSULA REGION
ONLY THE SKOKOMISH RIVER REMAINS IN A FLOOD WARNING AT THIS TIME.
AFTER BRIEFLY FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE THE SKOKOMISH RIVER AT
POTLATCH ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AGAIN ABOUT 4 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THE RISES ARE BEING CAUSED BY THE COMBINATION OF PLANNED RELEASES OF
WATER FROM CUSHMAN DAM NUMBER 2 AND RUNOFF FROM PRECIPITATION THAT
WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL CREST EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER
MONDAY.
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807 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* AT 7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST AT 16.9 FEET AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY
MORNING...THEN FALL SLOWLY TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER EAST
BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS...VANS...OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS
THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR
RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.
ALBRECHT
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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