Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Spokane, WA
Areas Affected: Chelan, WA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 11:09am PDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 11:09am PDT
Alert Expires: Monday 12:00pm PDT
Event Onset: Sunday 11:09am PDT
Issued by: NWS Spokane WA
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning is extended 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 Sunday the stage was 20.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:30 AM PDT Sunday was 20.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is forecasted to fall to around 20.5 feet through Wednesday and then rise above 21.0 feet Friday night. - Flood stage is 20.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. This warning will be in effect until further notice. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Monday afternoon at noon PDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.83b41049b6dc32927e6701d0a82334e6a71728bb.001.1 Codes: WAC007 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.83b41049b6dc32927e6701d0a82334e6a71728bb.001.1