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<\/p>\nWASHINGTON \u2014 Western Washington will once again see very wet and breezy conditions tonight through Thursday morning. <\/p>\n
While overall rainfall might not be as heavy in spots as in Round 1 on Monday, this will last a bit longer, soils are completely saturated, and river systems cannot hold more water without flooding.<\/p>\n
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Forecast for Tuesday Night Dec 9 Forecast for Tuesday Night Dec 9 <\/p>\n
As rain moves back into the area tonight, another Wind Advisory will go into effect, with gusts in the 40-45 mph range from tonight through the day on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
These winds will cause more issues with fallen trees, as soils are now saturated in many areas from 1-4 inches of lowland rain on Monday and Monday night. Power outages are likely to increase.<\/p>\n
Then there is the rainfall and flooding threat. Some forecast models have this next round of rainfall topping out in the 2-4\u2033 range in the lowlands from Tuesday night through Thursday morning with 5-10\u201d in the mountains. <\/p>\n
This is what we saw as an average through Sunday night and Monday, though drawn out over a longer period. <\/p>\n
Still, there will be issues with urban flooding when the heaviest downpours hit, as storm drains are not equipped to handle the rainfall rates we\u2019re likely to occasionally see.<\/p>\n
Rivers will spike higher once again. Major flooding is expected on many of our river systems with crests higher than what we observed on Monday and into Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Major flooding is expected on the following rivers with the following times of peak river levels (subject to change with new forecasts):<\/p>\n
Puyallup River –<\/p>\n
Near Orting:<\/a><\/p>\n Will reach an even higher crest Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. in major flood stage.<\/p>\n At Puyallup:<\/a><\/p>\n Will crest again higher, but still in minor flood stage around 10 a.m. Wednesday<\/p>\n Snoqualmie River –<\/p>\n At the Falls:<\/a><\/p>\n Next crest even higher in major flood stage at 58,000 cfs at 10 p.m. Wednesday, then quickly falling.<\/p>\n At Carnation:<\/a><\/p>\n Falling overnight and then an even higher crest near 60 feet Thursday morning at 10 a.m. (about 2.2 feet below record.)<\/p>\n Tolt River –<\/p>\n Near Carnation:<\/a><\/p>\n Cresting in Major flood stage Wednesday afternoon, cresting around 4 p.m. Wednesday<\/p>\n Skykomish River –<\/p>\n near Gold Bar:<\/a><\/p>\n Rises rapidly Wednesday morning to another higher major crest between 4-10pm Wednesday near 22.6 feet<\/p>\n Snohomish River –<\/p>\n at Monroe:<\/a><\/p>\n Rises rapidly Wednesday morning reaching Major flood stage of 17 feet by Wednesday morning, rising to crest around 26.77 feet Thursday afternoon, about 1.5 feet above 1990 flood of record.<\/p>\n At Snohomish:<\/a><\/p>\n Rises rapidly to Major flood stage (29ft) by 5 pm WednesdayNear record flood stage from 9am Thursday to 7am Friday. Record flood stage from 1990 is 33.5 feet. The updated forecast has a crest at 33.8 feet.<\/p>\n Skagit River –<\/p>\n