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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Seattle WA

520 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026



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

Washington...



  Skagit River Near Mt. Vernon affecting Skagit County.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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 late tonight at 130 AM PDT.



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520 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SUNDAY 

AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Skagit River near Mt. Vernon.



* WHEN...From this evening to early Sunday afternoon.



* 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 4:15 PM PDT Friday the stage was 27.4 feet.

  - Flood stage is 28.0 feet.

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

    late this evening. It will crest in moderate flood stage

    around 31.5 feet Saturday afternoon. The river will then fall

    below flood stage early Sunday morning.

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



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JD