731  
WGUS66 KPDT 182335  
FFAPDT  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
335 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
WASHINGTON...  
 
YAKIMA RIVER AT KIONA AFFECTING LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF  
WASHINGTON ZONE.  
 
KLICKITAT RIVER NEAR PITT AFFECTING EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE  
OF WASHINGTON ZONE.  
 
FOR THE YAKIMA RIVER...INCLUDING KIONA...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,  
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.  
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA, REMAIN ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PDT.  
 
 
 
WAZ028-191500-  
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0005.000000T0000Z-251222T0349Z/  
/KIOW1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
335 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...YAKIMA RIVER AT KIONA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 13.0 FEET, THERE WILL BE MINOR FLOODING OF PASTURES  
AND ROADS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS OF  
WEST RICHLAND.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 2:30 PM PST THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED LATE TOMORROW MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4628 11950 4633 11951 4639 11944 4637 11938  
4629 11931 4626 11928 4624 11930 4630 11937  
4636 11943 4633 11947 4627 11946 4624 11949  
4626 11952  
 
 
 
WAZ024-191500-  
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0007.251219T1552Z-251220T1425Z/  
/PITW1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
335 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...KLICKITAT RIVER NEAR PITT.  
 
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 9.0 FEET, AT THIS LEVEL, THE RIVER BEGINS FLOWING  
OVER HIGHWAY 142 IN SEVERAL PLACES. ACCESS TO SOME RESIDENTIAL  
AREAS ALONG THE RIVER COULD BE CUT OFF.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 2:00 PM PST THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BASED ON THE LATEST  
FORECAST INFORMATION.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4573 12125 4579 12122 4579 12119 4574 12120  
4569 12129 4568 12129 4570 12131  
 
 
 
PDT  
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