WA WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches, and Advisories
WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, May 7, 2023
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
810 AM PDT Fri May 5 2023
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Washington...
Kettle River near Ferry above Curlew affecting Ferry County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Washington...
Stehekin River at Stehekin affecting Chelan County.
For the Kettle River...including Ferry above Curlew...Major flooding
is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 830 PM PDT.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Stehekin River at Stehekin.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, The river may be out of its banks in spots
on parts of Stehekin Valley Road and Company Creek Road,
especially from Harlequin Bridge to about seven miles upstream.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM PDT Friday the stage was 24.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 AM PDT Friday was 24.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall to 24.1 feet late this
morning. It will then rise to 24.5 feet late this evening. It
will fall below flood stage to 23.9 feet late tomorrow
morning. It will then rise to flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
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