Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Spokane, WA
Areas Affected: Chelan, WA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Tuesday 10:59am PDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 10:59am PDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 12:00pm PDT
Event Onset: Tuesday 10:59am PDT
Issued by: NWS Spokane WA
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...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. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue. * WHERE...Stehekin River at Stehekin. * WHEN...Until further notice. * 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 10:30 AM PDT Tuesday the stage was 20.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:30 AM PDT Tuesday was 20.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to remain near 20.5 feet through Thursday, before rising for several days. The river is forecast to reach 21.8 feet Tuesday, May 05. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 20.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
This warning will be in effect until further notice. 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 Wednesday afternoon at noon PDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8c2176c509a9252da4fb433ceab25ddaf7e21fc.001.1 Codes: WAC007 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8c2176c509a9252da4fb433ceab25ddaf7e21fc.001.1