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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Seattle WA
1133 AM PDT Tue Apr 8 2025

...The National Weather Service in Seattle WA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Washington...

  Skokomish River At Potlatch affecting Mason County.

.Heavy rain will force the Skokomish River into Minor Flood Stage
this afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by this evening at 800 PM PDT.

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WAC045-090300-
/O.NEW.KSEW.FL.W.0012.250408T2153Z-250409T1249Z/
/SRPW1.1.ER.250408T2153Z.250409T0000Z.250409T0348Z.NO/
1133 AM PDT Tue Apr 8 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Skokomish River at Potlatch.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to late tonight.

* IMPACTS...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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 AM PDT Tuesday the stage was 16.0 feet.
  - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this
    afternoon to 16.8 feet. It will then fall below flood stage
    later this evening to 14.7 feet Thursday afternoon. It will
    rise to 14.9 feet early Friday morning. It will then fall
    again and remain below flood stage.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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