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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
543 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
SKAGIT RIVER NEAR MT. VERNON AFFECTING SKAGIT COUNTY.
SKAGIT RIVER NEAR CONCRETE AFFECTING SKAGIT COUNTY.
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.
EVEN 6 INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET
AND A DEPTH OF 2 FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK, SWIM,
OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD WATERS,
STOP, TURN AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THIS AFTERNOON AT 145 PM PST.
WAC057-142145-
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543 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SKAGIT RIVER NEAR MT. VERNON.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 32.0 FEET, THE SKAGIT RIVER WILL CAUSE MAJOR FLOODING
FROM SEDRO WOOLLEY DOWNSTREAM THROUGH MOUNT VERNON TO THE MOUTH.
DEEP AND SWIFT FLOOD WATERS WILL INUNDATE MANY ROADS...FARMLANDS
AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALL ALONG THE RIVER
INCLUDING HEADWATERS...TRIBUTARIES...AND OTHER STREAMS WITHIN AND
NEAR THE SKAGIT RIVER BASIN. THIS LEVEL FOR THIS LOCATION ON THE
SKAGIT CORRESPONDS TO A PHASE 2 FLOOD IN THE SKAGIT COUNTY FLOOD
SYSTEM.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 5:15 AM PST SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.3 FEET.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 5:15 AM PST SUNDAY WAS 30.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE RIVER IS EXPECTED START RISING MONDAY MORNING GOING ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUING TO RISE
CRESTING NEAR 33.5 FEET LATE TUESDAY EVENING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4846 12227 4840 12230 4830 12235 4837 12250
4845 12240 4853 12227
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543 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SKAGIT RIVER NEAR CONCRETE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 32.5 FEET, THE SKAGIT RIVER WILL CAUSE FLOODING FROM
ROCKPORT DOWNSTREAM THROUGH SEDRO WOOLLEY. FLOOD WATERS WILL
INUNDATE LOW AREAS NEAR THE RIVER...ROADS...AND SEVERAL
RESIDENTIAL AREAS MAINLY CAPE HORN...HAMILTON AND THUNDERBIRD.
SOME WATER WILL FLOW ONTO COCKREHAM ISLAND AND INTO THE
NOOKACHAMPS AND STERLING AREAS. FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR IN
HEADWATERS...TRIBUTARIES...AND OTHER STREAMS WITHIN THE SKAGIT
BASIN. THIS LEVEL FOR THIS LOCATION CORRESPONDS TO A PHASE 2 FLOOD
IN THE SKAGIT COUNTY FLOOD SYSTEM.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 5:30 AM PST SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.7 FEET.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL RECEDE TO AROUND 27 FEET LATE
THIS EVENING. IT WILL BEGIN RISING MONDAY MORNING RISING
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CRESTING NEAR
33.5 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4845 12163 4848 12185 4846 12227 4853 12227
4856 12185 4850 12160
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