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WGUS86 KSEW 150109
FLSSEW
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
509 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
SKAGIT RIVER NEAR MT. VERNON AFFECTING SKAGIT COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TO ESCAPE RISING WATER, TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO HIGHER GROUND.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY LATE TONIGHT AT 115 AM PST.
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509 PM 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 4:15 PM PST SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.3 FEET.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
EVENING. IT WILL THEN RISE TO FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON
TO 33.1 FEET, MAJOR FLOOD, 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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