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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:34 PM Mar. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Newaukum River near Chehalis. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 202.5 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. and Tune, Rush, Sommerville, Griel, Hamilton, Tauscher, Guerrier, Kirkland, Macomber, Rice, Senn, Lucas Creek, Middle Fork and North Fork Roads. A stage of 202.5 feet on the Newaukum roughly corresponds to Phase 2 flood in the Lewis County flood system. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 AM PDT Friday the stage was 200.8 feet. - Flood stage is 202.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 203.8 feet late this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
Flood Watch
Issued: 5:26 AM Mar. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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, Grays Harbor. In west central Washington, Lewis and Thurston. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Moderate to heavy rainfall from a weak atmospheric river will keep rivers on the Chehalis, Newaukum, and the Skookumchuck running near flood stage Friday through Sunday. - 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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