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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Spokane, WA

April 9, 2026Chelan County, Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this river flood warning at Apr 9, 2026, 11:01 AM PDT for Chelan County, Washington. It took effect at Apr 9, 2026, 10:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2026, 11:01 AM PDT (18:01 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 9, 2026, 10:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2026, 2:56 AM PDT
In force
6 days
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Chelan County, WA

The radar

The Seattle radar (KATX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Stehekin River at Stehekin (STHW1). The gauge peaked at 20.80 ft at Apr 13, 2026, 11:00 PM PDT.

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Action stage
19.5 ft
Minor stage
20.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 12451000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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.