Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Spokane, WA
Areas Affected: Chelan, WA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 12:36pm PDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 12:36pm PDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 11:15pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 12:36pm PDT
Event Ends: Monday 5:30am PDT
Issued by: NWS Spokane WA
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning remains in effect for the following rivers in Washington... Stehekin River at Stehekin affecting Chelan County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Stehekin River at Stehekin. * WHEN...Until early Monday morning. * 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 11:30 AM PDT Sunday the stage was 20.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:30 AM PDT Sunday was 20.6 feet. - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage this afternoon to 20.3 feet late this evening. It will then rise to just below flood stage late tomorrow evening before falling for the remainder of the period. - Flood stage is 20.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 22.5 feet on 05/12/2019. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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 this evening at 1115 PM PDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ca785b31d5910b3bdcb3212b3af4437259603797.001.1 Codes: WAC007 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ca785b31d5910b3bdcb3212b3af4437259603797.001.1