WGUS46 KSEW 201620 FLWSEW BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Seattle WA 920 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...The National Weather Service in Seattle WA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Washington... Skagit River Near Mt. Vernon affecting Skagit County. .Rain will continue through much of the rest of this morning and early afternoon before tapering off, and has lead to increased flows on the Skagit River near Mt. Vernon. 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued by this afternoon at 530 PM PDT. && WAC057-210030- /O.NEW.KSEW.FL.W.0028.260321T0600Z-260322T1200Z/ /MVEW1.2.ER.260321T0705Z.260322T0000Z.260322T0814Z.NO/ 920 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Skagit River near Mt. Vernon. * WHEN...From this evening to early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, the Skagit River will flood from Sedro Woolley downstream through Mount Vernon to the mouth. Flood waters will inundate some low-lying roads...farmlands and residential areas. This level for this location on the Skagit corresponds to a phase 3 flood in the Skagit County flood system. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 AM PDT Friday the stage was 26.8 feet. - Flood stage is 28.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 31.4 feet tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 31.2 feet on 11/11/1989. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 4846 12227 4840 12230 4830 12235 4837 12250 4845 12240 4853 12227 $$ 21