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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1156 AM PDT THU MAY 14 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY.
.WARM TEMPERATURES WILL MELT HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK AND INCREASE
RIVER FLOWS.
FOR THE STEHEKIN RIVER...INCLUDING STEHEKIN...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT NOON PDT.
WAC007-151900-
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/STHW1.1.SM.260421T1507Z.260507T0615Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1156 AM PDT THU MAY 14 2026
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* 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 11:30 AM PDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.7 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 22.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY RECEDE THROUGH
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MAY
17. IT IS FORECASTED TO RISE BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ON MAY
20.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.5 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4849 12076 4832 12057 4825 12067 4831 12101
4848 12103
VMT
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