903  
WGUS86 KOTX 152152  
FLSOTX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
252 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
WASHINGTON...  
 
STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY.  
 
FOR THE STEHEKIN RIVER...INCLUDING STEHEKIN...MINOR FLOODING IS  
FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE  
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATE TONIGHT AT 500 AM PDT.  
 

 
 
WAC007-161200-  
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260416T1200Z/  
/STHW1.1.RS.260410T0515Z.260422T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
252 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 20.5 FEET, WATER INUNDATES SOME PROPERTIES AND  
OVERTOPS THE TEMPORARY CORDUROY BRIDGE. COMPANY CREEK ROAD  
INUNDATED AT NORTHERN END. BATTALION CREEK CULVERTS ARE BEGINNING  
TO BE OVERTOPPED. WATER BEGINS DAMAGING WOOD ROAD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 2:30 PM PDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.6 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 19.5 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 2:30 PM PDT WEDNESDAY WAS 20.7 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER RISE TO FLOOD STAGE IS FORECAST ON  
APRIL 20TH.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.5 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4849 12076 4832 12057 4825 12067 4831 12101  
4848 12103  
 

 
 
JW  
 
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