Flood Warning
The Flood Warning continues for
the Snohomish river at Snohomish
* until Sunday morning.
* At 2:00 am Friday the stage was 33.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring. The forecast is for major flooding.
* Forecast... the river crested at 33.5 feet at 4 PM Thursday and will
slowly recede today. The river will fall below flood stage Saturday
night.
* Impact... at 33.0 feet... the Snohomish river will cause severe near
record flooding. Flood waters will likely overtop levees... with
major levee damage possible. Flood waters will inundate much of the
River Valley... including sr2 west of Monroe... sr9 and the
Lowell-Snohomish river Rd. Flooding will occur all along the river
including headwaters... tributaries... and other streams within and
near the Snohomish river Basin. A stage of 33 feet on the Snohomish
river corresponds to a phase 4 in the Snohomish County flood
program.
The Flood Warning continues for
the Snohomish river near Monroe
* until Saturday evening.
* At 3:00 am Friday the stage was 22.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring. The forecast is for major flooding.
* Forecast... the river crested at 24.0 feet at 7 PM Thursday and will
continue to fall to below flood stage Saturday afternoon.
* Impact... at 22.0 feet... the Snohomish river will cause severe
flooding... with deep and swift flood waters inundating farm land...
residential areas... and roads. Levees could suffer overtopping and
major damage. Flooding will occur all along the river including
headwaters... tributaries... and other streams within and near the
Snohomish river Basin. A stage of 22 feet at this location
corresponds to phase 4 in the Snohomish County Flood Warning
system.
330 am PST Fri Jan 09 2009
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Skykomish river near Gold Bar
* at 3:00 am Friday the stage was 11.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river fell below flood stage Thursday afternoon and
will continue to recede today.
322 am PST Fri Jan 09 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Skagit River near Mt. Vernon
* until this morning.
* At 3:00 am Friday the stage was 27.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 28.0 feet.
* Fell below flood stage early this morning.
* Forecast... the river fell below flood stage around 2:30 am Friday
and will continue to fall. Flooding will continue in some areas
until the flood wave has completely passed downstream.
322 am PST Fri Jan 09 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Nooksack river at Ferndale
* until Saturday morning.
* At 3:00 am Friday the stage was 22.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring. The forecast is for moderate
flooding.
* Forecast... the river crested at 22.9 feet at 8 PM Thursday and will
continue to fall to below flood stage tonight.
* Impact... at 21.0 feet... the Nooksack river will cause widespread
flooding from near Ferndale downstream to the mouth... with swift
waters in residential areas and over farm lands and roads. Erosion
may damage some river banks.
