...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Skagit River near Concrete. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 32.5 feet, the Skagit River will cause flooding from Rockport downstream through Sedro Woolley. Flood waters will inundate low areas near the river...roads...and several residential areas mainly Cape Horn...Hamilton and Thunderbird. Some water will flow onto Cockreham Island and into the Nookachamps and Sterling areas. Flooding will also occur in headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within the Skagit Basin. This level for this location corresponds to a Phase 2 flood in the Skagit County flood system. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:45 PM PST Saturday the stage was 28.7 feet. - Flood stage is 28.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 1:45 PM PST Saturday was 30.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Sunday morning but remain in action stage. The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Monday afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 33.5 feet early Tuesday morning. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 33.1 feet on 01/08/2002. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
