Alert archive / Washington / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 35, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this river flood warning at Dec 3, 2012, 3:49 PM PST for Grays Harbor County, Washington. It took effect at Dec 4, 2012, 8:12 AM PST. It was in force for 53 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2012, 3:49 PM PST (23:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2012, 8:12 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2012, 1:16 PM PST
- In force
- 53 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Grays Harbor County, WA
The radar
The Langley Hill radar (KLGX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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 Chehalis River at Porter (CRPW1). The gauge peaked at 20.95 ft at Dec 5, 2012, 3:00 AM PST.
- Action stage
- 45.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 48 ft
- Moderate stage
- 50 ft
- Major stage
- 52 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 12031000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
597 WGUS46 KSEW 032349 FLWSEW BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 349 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY. .FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 12 HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS AND A COUPLE OF MORE INCHES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL DRIVE THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING. 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. && WAC027-040849- /O.NEW.KSEW.FL.W.0035.121204T1743Z-121206T2244Z/ /CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1743Z.121205T1800Z.121206T1344Z.NO/ 349 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER * FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 2:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 10 AM TUESDAY AND CREST NEAR 21.3 FEET AROUND 10 AM WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR WILL FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. HIGH TIDAL LEVELS AT ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES. $$ WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE JBB
11 follow-up statements
911
WGUS86 KSEW 040334
FLSSEW
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
733 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AFFECTING THURSTON COUNTY.
CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY.
SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY.
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 13
OLYMPIC PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST REGIONS
HEAVY RAINS THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAVE SATURATED THE SOILS. MORE
RAIN...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. AMOUNTS OF ABOUT 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST
FALLING ON THE SKOKOMISH BASIN...ARE BEING FORECAST IN THE 24
HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 4 PM PST TUESDAY. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN
WILL SERVE TO KEEP THE SKOKOMISH RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND
DRIVE SOME POINTS ON THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED
DEATHS. BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY
LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.
&&
WAC045-041233-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SRPW1.1.ER.121201T0040Z.121205T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
733 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 17.4 FEET
AROUND 10 PM TUESDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER WEST
BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD.
$$
WAC067-041233-
/O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121205T1630Z/
/CGMW1.1.ER.121203T2115Z.121204T1200Z.121205T0730Z.NO/
733 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 14.4 FEET
AROUND 4 AM TUESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY
NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN THURSTON COUNTY WILL
FLOOD SEVERAL ROADS IN INDEPENDENCE VALLEY INCLUDING JAMES ROAD...
INDEPENDENCE ROAD AND MOON ROAD. FLOOD WATERS WILL ALSO COVER
NEARBY FARM LANDS.
$$
WAC027-041232-
/O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0035.121204T1612Z-121206T2344Z/
/CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1612Z.121205T1800Z.121206T1444Z.NO/
733 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER
* FROM 8 AM TUESDAY UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 6:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8 AM
TUESDAY AND CREST NEAR 21.3 FEET AROUND 10 AM WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR WILL
FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. HIGH TIDAL LEVELS AT
ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES.
$$068
WGUS86 KSEW 041048
FLSSEW
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
248 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY.
CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AFFECTING THURSTON COUNTY.
CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY.
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 14
OLYMPIC PENINSULA REGION
HEAVY RAINS THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAVE SATURATED THE SOILS. MORE
RAIN...LOCALLY HEAVY...HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE EARLY
THIS MORNING AS A FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. MANY AREAS WILL END UP WITH
1 TO 2 INCHES OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE OLYMPICS RECEIVING 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THIS PERIOD.
THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL KEEP THE SKOKOMISH RIVER AND THE REACH OF
THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY. IT
WILL ALSO DRIVE OTHER POINTS ON THE CHEHALIS RIVER TO NEAR OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATER TODAY.
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.
&&
WAC045-041948-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SRPW1.1.ER.121201T0040Z.121205T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
248 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 2:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 17.4
FEET AROUND 10 PM TODAY.
* IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER WEST
BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD.
$$
WAC067-041948-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121205T1630Z/
/CGMW1.1.ER.121203T2115Z.121204T1200Z.121205T0730Z.NO/
248 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 2:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 14.4
FEET AROUND 4 AM TUESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN THURSTON COUNTY WILL
FLOOD SEVERAL ROADS IN INDEPENDENCE VALLEY INCLUDING JAMES ROAD...
INDEPENDENCE ROAD AND MOON ROAD. FLOOD WATERS WILL ALSO COVER
NEARBY FARM LANDS.
$$
WAC027-041948-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0035.121204T1612Z-121206T2344Z/
/CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1612Z.121205T1800Z.121206T1444Z.NO/
248 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER
* FROM 8 AM TODAY UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 1:45 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8 AM
TODAY AND CREST NEAR 21.3 FEET AROUND 10 AM WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR WILL
FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. HIGH TIDAL LEVELS AT
ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES.
$$
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE863 WGUS86 KSEW 041938 FLSSEW FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1138 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AFFECTING THURSTON COUNTY. CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY. .FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 15 HEAVY RAINS THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAVE SATURATED THE SOILS. MORE RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT AND THAT HAS KEPT THE SKOKOMISH RIVER AND THE REACH OF THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY. IT WILL ALSO DRIVE OTHER POINTS ON THE CHEHALIS RIVER TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATER TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS...VANS...OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA. && WAC045-050338- /O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SRPW1.1.ER.121201T0040Z.121205T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1138 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FLUCTUATE AROUND THIS LEVEL OR RISE A BIT MORE TO NEAR 17.4 FEET AROUND 10 PM TUESDAY. * IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER WEST BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD. $$ WAC067-050338- /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121205T1123Z/ /CGMW1.1.ER.121203T2115Z.121204T0930Z.121205T0223Z.NO/ 1138 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 14.2 FEET AT 1 AM TUESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN THURSTON COUNTY WILL FLOOD SEVERAL ROADS IN INDEPENDENCE VALLEY INCLUDING JAMES ROAD... INDEPENDENCE ROAD AND MOON ROAD. FLOOD WATERS WILL ALSO COVER NEARBY FARM LANDS. $$ WAC027-050337- /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121207T0001Z/ /CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1810Z.121205T1800Z.121206T1501Z.NO/ 1138 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER * FROM 10 AM TUESDAY UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:45 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND THEN CREST NEAR 21.3 FEET AROUND 10 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR WILL FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. HIGH TIDAL LEVELS AT ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES. $$ WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
603
WGUS86 KSEW 050332
FLSSEW
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
732 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AFFECTING THURSTON COUNTY.
SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY.
CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY.
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 16.
OLYMPIC PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST REGIONS
ALTHOUGH THE STEADY RAIN HAS ENDED...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER AND THE
CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AND AT PORTER WILL CONTINUE TO
RUN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE
GRADUALLY RECEDING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE FLOODED AREAS. THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED
DEATHS. BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
WAC045-051232-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SRPW1.1.ER.121201T0040Z.121205T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
732 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 7:00 PM TUESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE...AND WILL CREST NEAR
17.4 FEET AROUND 10 PM TUESDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER WEST
BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD.
$$
WAC067-051232-
/O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121205T1345Z/
/CGMW1.1.ER.121203T2115Z.121204T0930Z.121205T0445Z.NO/
732 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 7:00 PM TUESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN THURSTON COUNTY WILL
FLOOD SEVERAL ROADS IN INDEPENDENCE VALLEY INCLUDING JAMES ROAD...
INDEPENDENCE ROAD AND MOON ROAD. FLOOD WATERS WILL ALSO COVER
NEARBY FARM LANDS.
$$
WAC027-051232-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121207T0001Z/
/CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1810Z.121205T1800Z.121206T1501Z.NO/
732 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 6:45 PM TUESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE... AND WILL CREST NEAR
21.3 FEET AROUND 10 AM WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR WILL
FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. HIGH TIDAL LEVELS AT
ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES.
$$301 WGUS86 KSEW 050721 FLSSEW FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1121 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY. CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AFFECTING THURSTON COUNTY. CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY. .FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 17. ALTHOUGH THE STEADY RAIN HAS ENDED...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER AND THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AND AT PORTER WILL CONTINUE TO RUN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY RECEDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE FLOODED AREAS. THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS. BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && WAC045-051521- /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121206T1100Z/ /SRPW1.1.ER.121201T0040Z.121204T1945Z.121206T0200Z.NR/ 1121 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 11:00 PM TUESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 17.3 FEET AT NOON TUESDAY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER WEST BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD. $$ WAC067-051521- /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121206T1147Z/ /CGMW1.1.ER.121203T2115Z.121204T0930Z.121206T0247Z.NO/ 1121 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND * UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 11:00 PM TUESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN THURSTON COUNTY WILL FLOOD SEVERAL ROADS IN INDEPENDENCE VALLEY INCLUDING JAMES ROAD... INDEPENDENCE ROAD AND MOON ROAD. FLOOD WATERS WILL ALSO COVER NEARBY FARM LANDS. $$ WAC027-051521- /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121207T1447Z/ /CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1810Z.121206T0600Z.121207T0547Z.NO/ 1121 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 10:45 PM TUESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 21.1 FEET AROUND 10 PM WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR WILL FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. HIGH TIDAL LEVELS AT ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES. $$
411
WGUS86 KSEW 051315
FLSSEW
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
515 AM PST WED DEC 5 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY.
CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AFFECTING THURSTON COUNTY.
CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY.
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 18
SOUTH WEST REGION
ALTHOUGH THE STEADY RAIN HAS ENDED...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER AND THE
CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AND AT PORTER WILL CONTINUE TO
RUN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BEFORE GRADUALLY RECEDING.
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.
&&
WAC045-052115-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121206T1100Z/
/SRPW1.1.ER.121201T0040Z.121204T1945Z.121206T0200Z.NR/
515 AM PST WED DEC 5 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 4:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW
FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER WEST
BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD.
$$
WAC067-052115-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121206T1147Z/
/CGMW1.1.ER.121203T2115Z.121204T0930Z.121206T0247Z.NO/
515 AM PST WED DEC 5 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 5:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 14.2 FEET AT 1 AM TUESDAY AND WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN THURSTON COUNTY WILL
FLOOD SEVERAL ROADS IN INDEPENDENCE VALLEY INCLUDING JAMES ROAD...
INDEPENDENCE ROAD AND MOON ROAD. FLOOD WATERS WILL ALSO COVER
NEARBY FARM LANDS.
$$
WAC027-052115-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121207T1447Z/
/CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1810Z.121206T0600Z.121207T0547Z.NO/
515 AM PST WED DEC 5 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 4:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE NEAR 21.1 FEET UNTIL
AROUND 10 PM WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR WILL
FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. HIGH TIDAL LEVELS AT
ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES.
$$
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE826 WGUS86 KSEW 052038 FLSSEW FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1238 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AFFECTING THURSTON COUNTY. CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY. .FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 19 ALTHOUGH THERE IS A BREAK IN THE WEATHER TODAY...THE SKOKOMISH AND CHEHALIS RIVERS CONTINUE TO RUN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVERS WILL GRADUALLY RECEDE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS...VANS...OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA. && WAC045-060438- /O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121206T1100Z/ /SRPW1.1.ER.121201T0040Z.121204T1945Z.121206T0200Z.NR/ 1238 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 12:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER WEST BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD. $$ WAC067-060438- /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121206T1115Z/ /CGMW1.1.ER.121203T2115Z.121204T0930Z.121206T0215Z.NO/ 1238 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 12:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER AT GRAND MOUND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN THURSTON COUNTY WILL FLOOD SEVERAL ROADS IN INDEPENDENCE VALLEY INCLUDING JAMES ROAD... INDEPENDENCE ROAD AND MOON ROAD. FLOOD WATERS WILL ALSO COVER NEARBY FARM LANDS. $$ WAC027-060438- /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121207T1033Z/ /CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1810Z.121206T0600Z.121207T0133Z.NO/ 1238 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER * UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * AT 11:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE VERY SLOWLY AND CREST NEAR 21.1 FEET AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR WILL FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. HIGH TIDAL LEVELS AT ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES. $$ WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
382 WGUS86 KSEW 060434 FLSSEW FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 834 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AFFECTING THURSTON COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY. CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY. .FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 19. THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT. THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER WILL BE SLOWER TO RECEDE AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT FLOOD STAGE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. && WAC045-061234- /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121206T1558Z/ /SRPW1.1.ER.121201T0040Z.121204T1945Z.121206T0658Z.NR/ 834 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 8:15 PM WEDNESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER WEST BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD. $$ WAC067-060504- /O.CAN.KSEW.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121206T1115Z/ /CGMW1.1.ER.121203T2115Z.121204T0930Z.121205T2000Z.NO/ 834 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND * AT 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * FORECAST...THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 12:00 PM WEDNESDAY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. * IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN THURSTON COUNTY WILL LOCALLY SPILL OUT OF ITS BANKS INTO NEARBY FIELDS AND OVER A FEW ROADS. $$ WAC027-061234- /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121207T0200Z/ /CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1810Z.121205T2000Z.121206T1700Z.NO/ 834 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER * FROM 10 AM TUESDAY UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 7:45 PM WEDNESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR WILL FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. THE HIGH TIDES AT ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES. $$
685 WGUS86 KSEW 060453 CCA FLSSEW FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 834 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 CORRECTED BULLETIN NUMBER AND ADDED FORECAST INFO FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER. ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND AFFECTING THURSTON COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY. CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY. .FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 20. THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT. THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER WILL BE SLOWER TO RECEDE AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT FLOOD STAGE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. && WAC045-061234- /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121206T1558Z/ /SRPW1.1.ER.121201T0040Z.121204T1945Z.121206T0658Z.NR/ 834 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 8:15 PM WEDNESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER WEST BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD. $$ WAC067-060504- /O.COR.KSEW.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121206T1115Z/ /CGMW1.1.ER.121203T2115Z.121204T0930Z.121205T2000Z.NO/ 834 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR GRAND MOUND * AT 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * FORECAST...THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE NOON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. * IMPACT...AT 12.5 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN THURSTON COUNTY WILL LOCALLY SPILL OUT OF ITS BANKS INTO NEARBY FIELDS AND OVER A FEW ROADS. $$ WAC027-061234- /O.COR.KSEW.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121207T0200Z/ /CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1810Z.121205T2000Z.121206T1700Z.NO/ 834 PM PST WED DEC 5 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER * FROM 10 AM TUESDAY UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 7:45 PM WEDNESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 21.0 FEET AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY...AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR WILL FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. THE HIGH TIDES AT ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES. $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
366 WGUS86 KSEW 061223 FLSSEW FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 423 AM PST THU DEC 6 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY. .FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 21 THE SKOKOMISH RIVER RECEDED BELOW FLOOD STAGE LAST NIGHT. THE CHEHALIS AT PORTER WILL DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE TODAY. 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. && WAC045-061253- /O.CAN.KSEW.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121206T1558Z/ /SRPW1.1.ER.121201T0040Z.121204T1945Z.121206T0445Z.NR/ 423 AM PST THU DEC 6 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * AT 3:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LAST NIGHT. * FORECAST...THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 8:45 PM WEDNESDAY LAST NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. * IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL LOCALLY SPILL OVER ITS BANKS INTO LOW AREAS OF THE SKOKOMISH VALLEY. $$ WAC027-062123- /O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121207T0200Z/ /CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1810Z.121205T2000Z.121206T2100Z.NO/ 423 AM PST THU DEC 6 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 3:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY WILL FLOOD LOW PASTURE LANDS AND SOME ROADS. HIGH TIDAL LEVELS AT ABERDEEN WILL WORSEN FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER REACHES. $$ WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
546 WGUS86 KSEW 062116 FLSSEW FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 116 PM PST THU DEC 6 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER AFFECTING GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY. .FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 22 WAC027-062146- /O.CAN.KSEW.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121207T0200Z/ /CRPW1.1.ER.121204T1810Z.121205T2000Z.121206T1035Z.NO/ 116 PM PST THU DEC 6 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE CHEHALIS RIVER AT PORTER * AT 12:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING. * FORECAST...THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. * IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY WILL LOCALLY SPILL OVER ITS BANKS WITH SHALLOW WATER ON SEVERAL ROADS. $$ WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Dec 3, 3:30 PM PST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 3:30 PM PST, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
330 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESUME TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY AS ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE.
COOLER AND MORE UNSTABLE AIR WILL FOLLOW FOR A SHOWERY WEATHER
PATTERN STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A
WEAKER SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY...THEN COOLER AND SOMEWHAT DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...RAIN AT TIMES HAS BEEN OCCURRING TODAY BUT AMOUNTS SO
FAR ARE UNIMPRESSIVE. THAT IS LIKELY TO CHANGE TONIGHT AS A STRONG
SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO THE COAST AND
OLYMPICS AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR. WILL
ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR FOR TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY MORNING...LOOKING FOR WIND JUST BELOW WARNING CRITERIA
IN THOSE PLACES.
RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO BE 2-4 INCHES OVER THE OLYMPICS WITH LESS
ELSEWHERE...THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME BULLSEYES IN THE CASCADES AND
ALSO THE WILLAPA HILLS. THE SNOW LEVEL WHICH IS CURRENTLY AROUND
4000 FEET WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 7000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING...BUT THEN
FALL BELOW 4000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS SOME QUESTION ABOUT
WHERE EXACTLY THE RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL BE. HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY GET
HEAVY SNOW WHILE THE MAIN HIGHWAY PASSES MAY GET A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW WITH PERHAPS A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE.
WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS TO
COVER THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY SNOW FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT.
WEDNESDAY CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE THE QUIETEST DAY. ZONAL FLOW ALOFT
WILL SHIELD THE SEATTLE METRO AREA BUT THERE WILL BE SCATTERED
SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. THE MOUNTAINS WILL GET MORE SNOW BUT AMOUNTS LOOK
LESS THAN IMPRESSIVE.
MAIN CHANGE TO THE SHORT TERM WAS TO ACCOUNT FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE
ANOTHER ORGANIZED SYSTEM ARRIVING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY.
HAVE INCREASED POPS AND GENERALLY MADE THE FORECAST WETTER. BURKE
.LONG TERM...AFTER THURSDAY THE UPPER FLOW TURNS MORE NORTHWESTERLY
WHICH WILL BRING COOLER AND SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO RIPPLE SHORT WAVES
THROUGH THE FLOW. HAVE KEPT CHANCE OR BETTER POPS IN EVERY PERIOD
THOUGH THERE ARE LIKELY TO BE SOME BREAKS. EVEN HAVE PARTLY SUNNY IN
THE FORECAST THIS WEEKEND. HOWEVER HIGHS WILL BE AROUND 40 AND LOWS
COULD FALL BELOW FREEZING. HAVE NOT INDICATED SNOW IN ANY ZONES BUT
THE GRIDS HAVE SNOW PEPPERING THE HIGHER HILLS SUCH AS THE CHUCKANUT
RANGE AND THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OLYMPICS. BURKE
&&
.HYDROLOGY...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER FELL SLIGHTLY TODAY BUT WILL RISE
SOMEWHAT TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO THE RAIN TONIGHT. IT WILL REMAIN
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT LEAST.
A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REACH OF THE CHEHALIS RIVER
NEAR GRAND MOUND...WITH A WATCH IN EFFECT FOR OTHER REACHES. GIVEN
HOW VIGOROUSLY THE CHEHALIS RIVER RESPONDED TO WHAT WAS NOT
PARTICULARLY HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT...IT SEEMS REASONABLE TO ASSUME
THAT THE GROUND IN THAT BASIN IS SATURATED FROM THE PAST SEVERAL
DAYS OF RAIN. THAT MEANS THE RAIN TONIGHT...WHICH ACTUALLY WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PROBABLY RUN RIGHT OFF INTO THE RIVER. SO THE
CHEHALIS RIVER SEEMS LIKELY TO FLOOD...AT LEAST ALONG SOME REACHES.
OTHER RIVERS...NOTABLY THOSE FLOWING OFF THE CASCADES...ARE NOT
LIKELY TO FLOOD. PRECIPITATION IN THE CASCADES HAS MOSTLY BEEN IN
THE FORM OF SNOW OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. THERE WILL BE A 12 TO
18 HOUR WARMUP AS THE INCOMING SYSTEM PASSES...AND RAIN WILL BE
HEAVY IN SOME PLACES...BUT SO FAR THE CASCADE RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO
REMAIN WELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. A COUPLE OF THE FLASHIER RIVERS SUCH
AS THE PUYALLUP NEAR ORTING AND THE TOLT NEAR CARNATION BEAR SOME
WATCHING. BURKE
&&
.AVIATION...A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SPIN OVER THE NE PAC TONIGHT
WITH MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS WESTERN WA. EXPECT RAIN AT TIMES
THROUGH TUES MORNING AS OUR NEXT PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES
INLAND. CIGS WILL LIKELY FALL IN MVFR TO LOW-END VFR RANGE /NEAR
3000 FT/. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED WITH SOUTH WINDS
INCREASING IN THE INTERIOR LATE TUE MORNING. SHOWERS WILL TAPER DOWN
TUE NIGHT /MAINLY AFFECTING THE CASCADES/ AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS. 33
KSEA...EXPECT RAIN AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH CIGS LOWERING TO MVFR
RANGE. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY...INCREASING TUE MORNING.
33
&&
.MARINE...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS ANOTHER STRONG
PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INLAND. GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS...ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT AND THE NORTH INTERIOR
WATERS. EXPECT GALES TO LAST THROUGH TUE MORNING. ELSEWHERE WINDS
WILL BE IN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY RANGE WITH WINDS BECOMING SW/W TUE
AFTERNOON. ONSHORE FLOW WILL PREVAIL TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED FOR A
GENERALLY QUIET PERIOD. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL THEN SHIFT INLAND
ON THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY. 33
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WIND ADVISORY COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING.
WINTER STORM WATCH CASCADES AND OLYMPICS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
PZ...GALE WARNING COASTAL WATERS...ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN
DE FUCA...AND THE NORTH INTERIOR WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CENTRAL STRAIT...ADMIRALTY INLET...PUGET
SOUND AND HOOD CANAL.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH GRAYS HARBOR BAR.
FOR AN ILLUSTRATED VERSION OF THE FORECAST DISCUSSION...VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/GAFD/LATEST_WEBAFD.HTMLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 3:06 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Dec 3, 7:46 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | 2 hr | |
| Dec 3, 8:31 AM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Grays Harbor, Lewis, Thurston | 55 hr |
| Dec 3, 11:21 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Thurston | 64 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:26 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 19 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:32 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 12 hr |
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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.