* WHAT…Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is continuing.
* WHERE…A portion of southeast Washington, including the following
counties, Columbia and Walla Walla.
* WHEN…Until midnight PST tonight.
* IMPACTS…Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
River or stream flows are elevated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1153 AM PST, Emergency management and the public in Walla
Walla and Columbia counties reported flooding in the advisory
area. Minor flooding is already occurring. Between 1 and 3
inches of rain have fallen in the last 2 days.
– Waitsburg is the most likely place to experience continued
flooding due to a breech in a private levee.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.1 inches are expected
over the area today. This additional rain will result in
minor flooding.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Dayton, Waitsburg, Huntsville, Dixie and Kooskooskie.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood