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Weather Alerts-

High Severity Alert

River Flood Warning

From Sat 10:04 pm until Tue 10:00 am PDT

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Action Recommended

Avoid the subject event as per the instructions

Issued By

Pendleton - OR, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Yakima River at Kiona

Description

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TUESDAY MORNING... WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. WHERE...Yakima River at Kiona. WHEN...From this evening to late Tuesday morning. IMPACTS...At 14.5 feet, At this level, there will be moderate flooding of farmland, roads and some residential areas... especially in the West Richland area. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:30 AM PDT Saturday the stage was 11.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late tomorrow evening to 14.1 feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning to 10.4 feet late Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.0 feet on 03/03/1901. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

More Information

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Washington... Yakima River near Parker affecting Yakima County. Yakima River at Kiona affecting Benton County. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Washington... Yakima River at Umtanum affecting Kittitas County. For the Yakima River...including Umtanum, Parker, Kiona...Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/pdt.
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