Flood Potential Outlook
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Hydrologic Outlook
National Weather Service Seattle WA
219 PM PST Fri Jan 26 2024

...THREAT OF RIVER FLOODING THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR
PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...

An atmospheric river pattern will persist through the weekend. This
will result in rainfall across western Washington with periods of
moderate to heavy precipitation in some areas. In addition, snow
levels will rise well above 7000 feet through the same period. This
will lead to sharp rises on streams and rivers throughout the area,
increasing the potential for river flooding. Moderate to heavy rain
may lead to roadway ponding and minor nuisance flooding at poor
drainage areas.

Precipitation moves northward Sunday night into Monday, with the
focus for the heaviest precipitation on Monday across the northern
Olympic Peninsula and perhaps the northern Cascades.

This prolonged period of rainfall will keep the Skokomish River
above minor flood stage for several days, and likely rise into
moderate flood stage on Saturday.

In addition to hydrologic impacts, there may also be an elevated
landslide risk this weekend into next week.

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JD


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