Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Spokane, WA
Areas Affected: Chelan, WA
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 7:08pm PDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 7:08pm PDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 8:00pm PDT
Event Onset: Tuesday 7:08pm PDT
Event Ends: Saturday 8:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Spokane WA
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is expected for the lower Stehekin Valley. * WHERE...A portion of North Central Washington, including the following county, Chelan. * WHEN...Until 800 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...When the Stehekin River gauge hits 19.3 feet, water breaches the river bank. At 20 feet, water inundates some properties and overtops the temporary corduroy bridge. Company Creek Road is beginning to flood in places at the northern end. Battalion Creek culverts are beginning to be overtopped. At 20.5 feet, water begins to damage Wood Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 657 PM PDT, the Stehekin River was above Action Stage. Flooding is ongoing or expected Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. the warned area. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area through Saturday evening. A period of moderate to heavy rain and high winds will lead to rapid snowmelt Wednesday night into Thursday. A secondary peak of 19.8 feet is forecast Thursday afternoon. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Company Creek Campground. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.712b420364424d0084832c0d737c4d87253811bf.001.1 Codes: WAC007 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.712b420364424d0084832c0d737c4d87253811bf.001.1