...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WESTERN WASHINGTON... NEWAUKUM RIVER IN CHEHALIS AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY. The last round of heavy rain is moving through the area this evening. Rainfall rates will ease significantly later tonight. Precautionary/Preparedness Actions... DO NOT DRIVE CARS...VANS...OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR: THE NEWAUKUM R NR CHEHALIS * FROM 5 AM MONDAY UNTIL MONDAY EVENING. * AT 8:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 5 AM MONDAY AND CREST NEAR 10.6 FEET AROUND 11 AM MONDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY LATE MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...FLOOD WATERS WILL INUNDATE MANY ROADS AND RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS ALONG THE NEWAUKUM RIVER AND ITS FORKS. FLOODING IN SOME AREAS MAY BE DEEP AND HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY NEAR RIVERS. IMPACTED ROADWAYS AND SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDE: JACKSON HWY, TUNE, RUSH, SOMMERVILLE, GRIEL, HAMILTON, TAUSCHER, GUERRIER, KIRKLAND, MACOMBER, RICE, SENN, LUCAS CREEK, MIDDLE FORK AND NORTH FORK ROADS. A STAGE OF 10.5 ON THE NEWAUKUM ROUGHLY CORRESPONDS TO PHASE 2 FLOOD IN THE LEWIS COUNTY FLOOD SYSTEM.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 04:43:02 +0000
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