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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Seattle WA
153 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Washington...

  Cowlitz River At Packwood affecting Lewis County.

  Newaukum River Near Chehalis affecting Lewis County.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Washington...

  Cowlitz River At Randle affecting Lewis County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by this evening at 1000 PM PST.

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WAC041-100600-
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153 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
  record.

* WHERE...Cowlitz River at Packwood.

* WHEN...Until late Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, the Cowlitz River will cause severe near
  record flooding from the upper reaches of the river downstream
  through Packwood...with dangerous inundation of residential and
  commercial areas...roads...and farms throughout the flood plain.
  Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...
  tributaries...and other streams within and near the Cowlitz River
  Basin.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:00 PM PST Tuesday the stage was 6.6 feet.
  - Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 13.7 feet late
    tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
    Thursday afternoon.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    13.5 feet on 11/23/1959.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4664 12146 4653 12160 4646 12173 4660 12182
      4667 12173 4674 12164


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WAC041-100600-
/O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-251212T1945Z/
/NEWW1.2.ER.251209T0453Z.251211T0000Z.251212T1045Z.NR/
153 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Newaukum River near Chehalis.

* WHEN...Until late Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 204.5 feet, deep and hazardous flood waters will
  inundate many roads and residential and commercial areas along the
  Newaukum River and its forks.  Impacted roadways and surrounding
  areas include SR 508, Jackson Hwy. and Tune, Rush, Sommerville,
  Griel, Hamilton, Tauscher, Guerrier, Kirkland, Macomber, Rice,
  Senn, Lucas Creek, Middle Fork and North Fork, Bishop, Shorey,
  Labree, Gish, Yates Roads.  A stage of 204.5 feet on the Newaukum
  roughly corresponds to Phase 3 flood in the Lewis County flood
  system.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:45 PM PST Tuesday the stage was 205.1 feet.
  - Flood stage is 202.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 12:45 PM PST Tuesday was 205.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 205.4
    feet tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    early Friday morning.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4657 12248 4652 12289 4662 12305 4675 12295
      4668 12286 4676 12264


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153 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cowlitz River at Randle.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, the Cowlitz River will cause major
  flooding from the vicinity of Randle downstream through Riffe
  Lake...with dangerous inundation of many roads including US
  Highway 12...residential and commercial areas...and farms.
  Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...
  tributaries...and other streams within and near the Cowlitz River
  Basin.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:45 PM PST Tuesday the stage was 23.0 feet.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 1:45 PM PST Tuesday was 23.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.0
    feet early Thursday morning.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    23.6 feet on 11/30/1995.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4645 12180 4645 12194 4640 12219 4654 12220
      4659 12198 4661 12183


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