Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Spokane, WA
Areas Affected: Chelan, WA; Okanogan, WA
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Alert Sent: Sunday 7:36am PDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 7:36am PDT
Alert Expires: Monday 8:00am PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 1:00am PDT
Event Ends: Monday 2:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Spokane WA
...FLOOD WATCH FOR SNOWMELT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... Warm temperatures will melt snowpack and increase river flows. * WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt is possible. * WHERE...A portion of North Central Washington, including the following counties, Chelan and Okanogan. * WHEN...From late tonight until further notice. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. 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 begins to flood in places at the northern end and Battalion Creek culverts are beginning to be overtopped. At 20.5 feet, water begins to damage Wood Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - The Stehekin River at Stehekin is forecast to rise above Minor Flood Stage (20.5 ft) late tonight and remain above Minor Flood Stage through at least next weekend. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.24e386cb79c1bd6be4b4fb5024a9135beeee7267.001.1 Codes: WAC007, WAC047 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.24e386cb79c1bd6be4b4fb5024a9135beeee7267.001.1