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Flood Watch Issued for Methow Valley

Aug 13, 2015

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PROMOTE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE CASCADES EAST SLOPES ON FRIDAY.
RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS
FLOWS. HIGHEST RISK AREAS WILL BE THOSE IN AND AROUND RECENT BURN
SCARS IN THE NORTH CASCADES.
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...AND
WENATCHEE AREA.

* FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CASCADES TONIGHT
AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD DURING FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS WITH HIGH RAIN RATES.

* HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OR DEBRIS FLOWS.
HIGHEST RISK AREAS WILL BE THOSE IN AND BELOW RECENT BURN SCARS
FROM THE 2014 AND 2015 WILDFIRES. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE CARLTON
COMPLEX BURN SCAR ABOVE THE TOWNS OF WINTHROP...TWISP...AND
POTENTIALLY AS FAR EAST AS MALOTT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.