Kennewick, WA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Yakima River at Kiona.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, There will be minor flooding of pastures
and roads adjacent to the river...especially in low lying areas of
West Richland.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:30 PM PDT Monday the stage was 13.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:30 PM PDT Monday was 13.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 13.3 feet late this
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after
early Tuesday morning to 10.9 feet early Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
13.3 feet on 04/03/2011.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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