Weather Alerts for West OlympiaIssued by the National Weather Service |
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WEST OLYMPIA | ||
Areas Affected: Clallam - Grays Harbor - Island - Jefferson - King - Kitsap - Lewis - Mason - Pierce - San Juan - Skagit - Snohomish - Thurston - Whatcom |
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Effective: Thu, 11/30 9:35pm | Updated: Fri, 12/1 5:30am | Urgency: Future |
Expires: Thu, 12/7 4:00am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
.An active weather pattern will continue with a series of frontal systems set to move across the Pacific Northwest through the middle of next week bringing multiple rounds of rain and mountain snow with increasing intensity through the weekend and into next week. Current snow levels around 2700 feet this evening will rise closer to 6000 to 7000 feet by Sunday and then closer to 8000 to 9000 feet Monday evening as persistent atmospheric river moisture advects into the Western Washington. Prolonged heavy rainfall will lead to rapid rises on rivers Sunday into early next week, especially when combined with melting snow as snow levels most notably rise Sunday and Monday. Numerous rivers are currently forecast to go into flood stage, some from Moderate to near Major, starting with the Skokomish River in Mason County late Saturday then eastward with many of the Cascade Rivers by early next week. Excessive rainfall may also lead to isolated residential and/or urban flooding. ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington, including the following counties, in northwest Washington, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom. In west central Washington, King, Lewis, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Excessive rainfall from a long-duration atmospheric river event. Total rainfall forecast has increased with total liquid accumulation through Wednesday of next week ranging from 3 to 7 inches over the lowlands to upwards of 10 to 12 inches over the Cascades and 10 to 15 inches over the Olympics. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. |