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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1209 PM PDT THU APR 23 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED 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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1230 PM PDT.
WAC007-241930-
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1209 PM PDT THU APR 23 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* WHERE...STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
* 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 11:30 AM PDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 19.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 11:30 AM PDT THURSDAY WAS 21.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WAS NEAR CREST AND IS EXPECTED TO
RECEDED, FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOWARD SATURDAY AND
CONTINUE FALLING TO 20.3 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY APRIL 28TH.
- 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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