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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
323 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...OBSERVED FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON...
CEDAR RIVER AT RENTON AFFECTING KING COUNTY.
.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.
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.
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.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THIS EVENING AT 1130 PM PST.
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323 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...CEDAR RIVER AT RENTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 14.5 FEET, THE CEDAR RIVER WILL FLOOD AREAS OF RENTON
INCLUDING THE RENTON AIRPORT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 2:15 PM PST WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 2:15 PM PST WEDNESDAY WAS 14.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 14.0 TO
14.5 FEET THROUGH TOMORROW, THEN SLOWLY BEGIN TO RECEDE FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4736 12209 4743 12222 4750 12229 4756 12214
4751 12210 4745 12196
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