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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1143 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2018
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY.
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 9
OLYMPIC PENINSULA REGION
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CREST THIS
AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY RECEDE. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN RISE AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH MORE
HEAVY RAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS...VANS...OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS
THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR
RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.
WAC045-190443-
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1143 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2018
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
THE RIVER WILL FALL INTO MINOR FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 17.5 FEET, THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE MODERATE
FLOODING, WITH DEEP AND QUICK FLOOD WATERS INUNDATING SOME
RESIDENTIAL AREAS, MANY ROADS, AND MUCH OF THE FARM LAND IN THE
SKOKOMISH VALLEY. INUNDATED ROADS INCLUDE THE SKOKOMISH VALLEY
ROAD, BOURGAULT ROAD WEST, PURDY CUTOFF ROAD, AND HIGHWAY 106.
LAT...LON 4744 12326 4733 12321 4736 12317 4733 12308 4721 12321
4738 12340
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