Flood Advisory in Effect

Date November 19, 2012 at 8:55 am | Topic: Local News

Flood Advisory is in effect for Grays Harbor County. Small streams and lowlands could see flooding as well as ponding of water along all roads and highways.


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED AN 
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...

CLALLAM COUNTY...
ISLAND COUNTY...
JEFFERSON COUNTY...
KING COUNTY...
KITSAP COUNTY...
LEWIS COUNTY...
MASON COUNTY...
PIERCE COUNTY...
SNOHOMISH COUNTY...
THURSTON COUNTY...
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY...

* UNTIL 530 PM PST MONDAY.

* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN WASHINGTON
LOWLANDS TODAY. RAINFALL AMOUNT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE FORECAST WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND NEAR THE OREGON
BORDER. THIS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND SMALL
STREAMS INTO THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY ROADWAYS THAT ARE PRONE TO
PONDING OF WATER INCLUDE UNDERPASSES AND INTERSECTIONS WHERE
DRAINAGE IS POOR DUE TO THE BUILD UP OF LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.





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