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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1200 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
WAC007-017-019-047-132000-
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CHELAN-DOUGLAS-FERRY-OKANOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INCHELIUM, CASHMERE, MOLSON, EAST WENATCHEE,
PALISADES, LAURIER, NESPELEM, WENATCHEE, OKANOGAN, LEAVENWORTH, MALO,
CONCONULLY, KELLER, CURLEW, BREWSTER, DOUGLAS, MANSON, OROVILLE,
BRIDGEPORT, ENTIAT, OMAK, DANVILLE, REPUBLIC, TWISP, MALOTT, METHOW,
CHESAW, MAZAMA, WINTHROP, MONSE, CHELAN, WATERVILLE, AND PLAIN
1200 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
* WHAT...DEBRIS AND ASH FLOWS, ROCK SLIDES, AND MINOR FLOODING CAUSED
BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR BURN SCARS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON,
CHELAN, DOUGLAS AND OKANOGAN. IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON, FERRY.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN DEBRIS AND ASH FLOWS OVER
BURN SCARS IN STEEP TERRAIN. ROCK SLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE. MINOR
FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS WHERE THERE IS POOR DRAINAGE. STORM DRAINS
AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERSISTENT BANDS OF RAIN
THROUGH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. RAIN INTENSITIES WILL VARY FROM
LIGHT TO MODERATE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 0.50 AND
1.50 INCHES WITH LOCALLY AROUND 2.00 INCHES IN SOUTHERN CHELAN
COUNTY.
- THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING BURN SCARS:
MODRITE, KAISER CANYON, SINLAHEKIN, CHELAN FALLS, LITTLE GIANT,
SISI, AND PIONEER.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
WAZ038-041-043-044-047>049-132000-
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OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE
PLATEAU-CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-WESTERN
OKANOGAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INCHELIUM, CASHMERE, MOLSON, PALISADES,
LUCERNE, NESPELEM, WENATCHEE, MANSFIELD, OKANOGAN, MALO, LEAVENWORTH,
CONCONULLY, HOLDEN VILLAGE, BREWSTER, CURLEW, TELMA, WAUCONDA,
OROVILLE, BRIDGEPORT, PESHASTIN, ENTIAT, OMAK, DANVILLE, REPUBLIC,
CARLTON, LOOMIS, STEHEKIN, TWISP, MALOTT, METHOW, CHESAW, DRYDEN,
MAZAMA, NIGHTHAWK, WINTON, WINTHROP, MONSE, CHELAN, WATERVILLE, AND
PLAIN
1200 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
* WHAT...DEBRIS AND ASH FLOWS, ROCK SLIDES, AND MINOR FLOODING CAUSED
BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR BURN SCARS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS AND COUNTIES, IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON, WATERVILLE
PLATEAU. IN NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON, CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY,
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS, OKANOGAN VALLEY, WENATCHEE AREA, WESTERN CHELAN
COUNTY AND WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN DEBRIS AND ASH FLOWS OVER
BURN SCARS IN STEEP TERRAIN. ROCK SLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE. MINOR
FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS WHERE THERE IS POOR DRAINAGE. STORM DRAINS
AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERSISTENT BANDS OF RAIN
THROUGH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. RAIN INTENSITIES WILL VARY FROM
LIGHT TO MODERATE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 0.50 AND
1.50 INCHES WITH LOCALLY AROUND 2.00 INCHES IN SOUTHERN CHELAN
COUNTY
- THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING BURN SCARS:
MODRITE, KAISER CANYON, SINLAHEKIN, CHELAN FALLS, LITTLE GIANT,
SISI, AND PIONEER.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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