Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Spokane, WA
Areas Affected: Chelan, WA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Tuesday 10:52am PDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 10:52am PDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 12:00pm PDT
Event Onset: Tuesday 10:52am 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 forecast. * 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 20.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.5 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise back above flood stage late this afternoon and see a crest at around 20.9 feet Wednesday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage for a brief time Thursday into Thursday night. It will then see an additional rise above flood stage Friday night where it will continue to rise through the weekend to around 21.3 feet early next week. - 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
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This warning will be in effect until further notice. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Wednesday afternoon at noon PDT.
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