480
WGUS66 KSEW 190007
FFASEW
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
407 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
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LEWIS-
INCLUDING FORDS PRAIRIE AND CHEHALIS
407 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTY, LEWIS.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY
BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING
HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ONGOING RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RISES ON RIVERS FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY, LEAVING THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RIVER
FLOODING.
- 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.
WAC027-033-053-067-191315-
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GRAYS HARBOR-KING-PIERCE-THURSTON-
INCLUDING ABERDEEN, TUMWATER, OLYMPIA, SEATTLE, LACEY, TACOMA,
AND HOQUIAM
407 PM PST THU DEC 18 2025
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, GRAYS
HARBOR. IN WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON, KING, PIERCE AND THURSTON.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY
BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING
HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- DAM OPERATIONS TO MAINTAIN A SAFE FLOOD POOL FOR AREA DAMS
COULD MAINTAIN ELEVATED FLOW LEVELS OR THEY COULD RAISE OR
LOWER LEVELS DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAMS. DAM REGULATION CAN
CHANGE RAPIDLY.
- 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.
JD
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