Alert archive / Washington / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 45, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this river flood warning at Oct 30, 2009, 10:44 AM PDT for Pierce County, Washington. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2009, 10:44 AM PDT (17:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2009, 3:48 AM PDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Pierce County, WA
The radar
The Seattle radar (KATX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Puyallup River near Orting (ORTW1). The gauge peaked at 7.82 ft at Oct 30, 2009, 9:00 AM PDT.
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 12093500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2:55 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 23 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:06 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 39 hr | |
| Oct 30, 9:18 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | SEW | 15 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.