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Seattle/Tacoma - WA, US, National Weather Service

Newaukum River near Chehalis

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING... WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. WHERE...Newaukum River near Chehalis. WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. IMPACTS...At 202.5 feet, flood waters will inundate many roads and residential and commercial areas along the Newaukum River and its forks. Flooding in some areas may be deep and hazardous especially near rivers. Impacted roadways and surrounding areas include Jackson Hwy. and Tune, Rush, Sommerville, Griel, Hamilton, Tauscher, Guerrier, Kirkland, Macomber, Rice, Senn, Lucas Creek, Middle Fork and North Fork Roads. A stage of 202.5 feet on the Newaukum roughly corresponds to Phase 2 flood in the Lewis County flood system. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 AM PDT Friday the stage was 200.8 feet. - Flood stage is 202.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 203.8 feet late this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

...The National Weather Service in Seattle WA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Washington... Newaukum River Near Chehalis affecting Lewis County. Skookumchuck River Near Bucoda affecting Thurston County. 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued by this afternoon at 445 PM PDT.