Full Notification

WGUS46 KSEW 121810
FLWSEW
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1010 AM PST SUN DEC 12 2010

..FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON...
BOGACHIEL RIVER NEAR LA PUSH AFFECTING CLALLAM COUNTY.

.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 20

HEAVY RAIN IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS. THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS HAVE RECEIVED 6 TO 10
INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR IN THIS STORM AND WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER RECEIVE
ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY. THIS RAINFALL IS DRIVING THE BOGACHIEL
RIVER TO ABOVE MAJOR FLOODING TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS...VANS...OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS
THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR
RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.

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WAC009-130310-
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1010 AM PST SUN DEC 12 2010

..FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MAJOR SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BOGACHIEL RIVER NEAR LA PUSH
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* AT 9:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 37.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 41.5 FEET
AROUND 1 PM SUNDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 41.0 FEET...THE BOGACHIEL RIVER WILL CAUSE MAJOR
FLOODING FROM STATE HIGHWAY 110 NEAR THE BOGACHIEL BRIDGE DOWN TO
ITS MOUTH. DEEP...SWIFTLY MOVING WATER WILL INUNDATE RESIDENTIAL
AREAS AND SR 110 IN THE VALLEY NEAR THE BOGACHIEL RIVER BRIDGE.
HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE INUNDATED IN LA PUSH NEAR THE MOUTH OF
THE RIVER. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALL ALONG THE RIVER INCLUDING
HEADWATERS...TRIBUTARIES...AND OTHER STREAMS WITHIN AND NEAR THE
BOGACHIEL RIVER BASIN.

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WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
JBB