Flood Potential Outlook
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1139 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013

...MINOR FLOODING EXPECTED ON THE LOWER NACHES RIVER STARTING
THIS WEEKEND...

TEMPERATURES...10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED FOR
EASTERN WASHINGTON STARTING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED SNOW MELT AND HIGH WATER
LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.

THE UPPER SECTIONS OF THE NACHES RIVER WILL SEE RISES BUT ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. THE LOWER NACHES RIVER NEAR NACHES
IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 16.0 FEET SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 17 FEET BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY...MAY 8TH AND WILL REMAIN AT THIS ELEVATED LEVEL THROUGH
SATURDAY...MAY 12TH.

THE AREA MOST AT RISK FROM FLOODING IS THE RAMBLERS PARK
LEVEE...WEST OF YAKIMA...WHICH WAS DAMAGED DURING HIGH WATER IN
2012. ELSEWHERE.. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE RIVER CAN
BE EXPECTED.

CURRENT RIVER STAGE AND FORECASTS CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PDT

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