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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Seattle WA

811 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...The National Weather Service in Seattle WA has issued a Flood 

Warning for the following rivers in Washington...



  Skykomish River Near Gold Bar affecting Snohomish County.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 

cars through flooded areas.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 415 AM PDT.



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WAC061-201115-

/O.NEW.KSEW.FL.W.0023.260320T1218Z-260321T1559Z/

/GLBW1.1.ER.260320T1218Z.260321T0000Z.260321T0358Z.NO/

811 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Skykomish River near Gold Bar.



* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, the Skykomish River will cause minor 

  flooding of low pasture lands and low lying roads...including 

  Index-Galena Rd and Tualco Loop Rd.  A stage of 15 feet on the 

  Skykomish River corresponds to a Phase 2 in the Snohomish County 

  flood program.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 7:30 PM PDT Thursday the stage was 14.5 feet.

  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    late tonight to a crest of 15.3 feet tomorrow afternoon. It

    will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    15.2 feet on 11/01/1985.

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



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