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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1116 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY.
FOR THE STEHEKIN RIVER...INCLUDING STEHEKIN...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
THIS WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE RIVER FALLS BELOW ITS FLOOD
STAGE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 1245 PM PDT.
WAC007-191945-
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1116 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.5 FEET, WATER INUNDATES SOME PROPERTIES AND
OVERTOPS THE TEMPORARY CORDUROY BRIDGE. COMPANY CREEK ROAD
INUNDATED AT NORTHERN END. BATTALION CREEK CULVERTS ARE BEGINNING
TO BE OVERTOPPED. WATER BEGINS DAMAGING WOOD ROAD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:30 AM PDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.6 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 19.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 10:30 AM PDT MONDAY WAS 20.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO START RISING AGAIN
MONDAY, MAY 18 THROUGH MAY 24 REACHING 21.7 FEET ON SUNDAY,
MAY 24TH.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.5 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4849 12076 4832 12057 4825 12067 4831 12101
4848 12103
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