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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Seattle WA
1139 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Washington...

  Skokomish River At Potlatch affecting Mason County.

.Scattered shower activity will gradually dissipate into the
overnight hours. The river will continue to slowly recede. Another
system will move through the region this weekend, bringing another
round of significant rain to the basin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

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 Friday morning at 1015 AM PST.

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1139 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Skokomish River at Potlatch.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* 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 11:00 PM PST Thursday the stage was 17.1 feet.
  - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 11:00 PM PST Thursday was 17.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage tomorrow
    afternoon to 16.1 feet Saturday afternoon. It will then rise
    above flood stage early Sunday morning to 17.3 feet Sunday
    afternoon. It will fall below flood stage again Monday
    afternoon.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.2 feet on 12/17/2001.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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