Effective:

2025-02-25T12:02:00-08:00

Expires:

2025-02-26T00:00:00-08:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Flood Advisory

Type:

Alert

Severity:

Minor

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

Columbia, WA; Walla Walla, WA

* 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

Instruction: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Effective:

2025-02-25T13:07:00-07:00

Expires:

2025-02-26T22:00:00-07:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Flood Advisory

Type:

Update

Severity:

Minor

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

Blaine, MT; Cascade, MT; Chouteau, MT; Fergus, MT; Glacier, MT; Hill, MT; Judith Basin, MT; Liberty, MT; Pondera, MT; Teton, MT; Toole, MT

* WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt continues. * WHERE...Portions of central and north central Montana, including the following counties, in central Montana, Cascade, Fergus and Judith Basin. In north central Montana, Blaine, Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, Teton and Toole. * WHEN...Until 1000 PM MST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Water is flowing over some rural roadways. Additionally, flooding of fields is likely, along with areas along streams and creeks, including Big Sandy Creek and Clear Creek. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1255 PM MST, emergency management reported flooding in the advisory area. Overflowing poor drainage areas have already caused minor flooding in the advisory area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instruction: Reminder, turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. It is very difficult to determine if a roadway has been washed out when the road is flooded, especially at night.