Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 9:30 PM PST on November 20, 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Skokomish River near Potlatch
* until Saturday evening.
* At 9:00 PM Friday the stage was 16.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river has crested and will continue to fall to below
flood stage Saturday late morning.
* There will be a planned release of 3000 cfs from Cushman dam #2
into the North Fork Skokomish River on Saturday. This release will
keep the Skokomish River running high. The forecast calls for the
river to remain just below flood stage Saturday night and Sunday.
* Impact... at 16.5 feet... the Skokomish River will cause widespread
flooding of pasture lands... with water flowing quickly over east
bourgault Road and Skokomish Valley Road.
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