Seattle, WA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Snoqualmie River near Carnation.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 56.0 feet, the Snoqualmie River will cause widespread
flooding from Fall City downstream through Carnation and Duvall...
inundating much of the farm land and numerous roads.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 PM PDT Wednesday the stage was 55.2 feet.
- Flood stage is 54.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:15 PM PDT Wednesday was 55.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to 56.8 feet by
early Thursday morning before falling throughout the day,
getting below flood stage by Thursday evening at 53.3 feet.
It will rise again overnight Thursday and into Friday morning
before cresting again at 57.1 feet Saturday morning. It will
return to below flood stage again early Saturday afternoon.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Tolt River above Carnation.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 5,000.0 cfs, the Tolt River will flood Tolt River Rd
NE and many driveways. Some homes in the San Souci area could be
inaccessible due to deep and quick flood waters. This river level
on the Tolt corresponds to a phase 3 flood in the King County
flood system.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 PM PDT Wednesday the flow was 4,230.0 cfs.
- Flood flow is 5,000.0 cfs.
- Forecast...The river will continue to fall, reaching its
lowest flow at 3,343.7 cfs late tonight. It expected to begin
rising again by early Thursday afternoon, achieving flood
stage by late Friday morning and reaching a secondary crest
at 5,447.4 cfs by late Friday afternoon. It will fall below
flood stage again Friday night.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie Falls.

* WHEN...Until late Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20,000.0 cfs, the Snoqualmie River will cause
widespread flooding of pasture lands and roads along the river
from the town of Snoqualmie downstream through Fall City. Roads
that may become flooded include Fall City-Carnation...Tolt Hill...
and Novelty Flats Roads. This river level on the Snoqualmie
corresponds roughly to a phase 3 flood in the King County flood
system.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM PDT Wednesday the flow was 23,100.0 cfs.
- Flood flow is 20,000.0 cfs.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river flow in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM PDT Wednesday was 23,700.0 cfs.
- Forecast...The river is cresting this evening and will begin
to see flow diminish overnight before falling below flood
stage by Thursday morning. It will reach its lowest flow of
13,696 cfs Thursday afternoon before rising again. The river
is expected to return to flood stage by early Friday morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Puget Sound and Hood Canal.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots
and/or seas 10 feet or higher are expected to produce hazardous
wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners,
especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid
navigating in these conditions.

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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington,
including the following counties, in northwest Washington, Skagit
and Whatcom. In west central Washington, King and Snohomish.

* WHEN...Through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- High snow levels, heavy rainfall, and snowmelt runoff will
lead to continued rises on area rivers with additional
flooding possible at times this week.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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