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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Seattle WA
257 PM PST Sat Nov 16 2024

...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 rainfall in the Olympics will force sharp rises on the
Skokomish River tonight into Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 400 AM PST.

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WAC045-171200-
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/SRPW1.1.ER.241117T1036Z.241117T1732Z.241118T1900Z.NO/
257 PM PST Sat Nov 16 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Skokomish River at Potlatch.

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

* 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 2:30 PM PST Saturday the stage was 15.6 feet.
  - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage just after
    midnight tonight to 17.4 feet late tomorrow morning. It will
    then fall below flood stage late Monday morning to 15.9 feet
    late Tuesday evening. It will rise above flood stage again
    early Wednesday morning to 17.6 feet Wednesday afternoon. It
    will then fall again but remain above flood stage.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.6 feet on 10/20/2003.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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