Thurston Alert

Flood Warning issued February 28 at 9:04AM PST until March 1 at 7:00AM PST by NWS Seattle WA

* WHAT…Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE…Portions of northwest Washington and west central Washington, including the following counties, in northwest Washington, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap and Mason. In west central Washington, King, Lewis, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston.
* WHEN…Until 700 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall and continued rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water and some flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…- At 859 AM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.

– Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area.

http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

http://www.weather.gov

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