Flood Warning
Status
Event Extended (Time) Active alertStart Time
Sat 03/21/2026 04:41 AM EDTEnd Time
Sat 03/21/2026 03:23 PM EDTSignificance
WarningImpacts
High impact
Locations Affected
Spring Glen, WA ∙ Wilderness Rim, WA ∙ Fall City, WA ∙ North Bend, WA ∙ Snoqualmie Falls, WA ∙ Snoqualmie, WA ∙ Riverbend, WAHeadline
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Washington...
Snoqualmie River Near Snoqualmie Falls affecting King County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued by this morning at 945 AM PDT.
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Full Alert Message
Flood Statement National Weather Service Seattle WA 141 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Washington... Snoqualmie River Near Snoqualmie Falls affecting King County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued by this morning at 945 AM PDT. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie Falls. * WHEN...Until this afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20,000.0 cfs, the Snoqualmie River will cause widespread flooding of pasture lands and roads along the river from the town of Snoqualmie downstream through Fall City. Roads that may become flooded include Fall City-Carnation...Tolt Hill... and Novelty Flats Roads. This river level on the Snoqualmie corresponds roughly to a phase 3 flood in the King County flood system. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:00 AM PDT Saturday the flow was 21,700.0 cfs. - Flood flow is 20,000.0 cfs. - Recent Activity...The maximum river flow in the 24 hours ending at 1:00 AM PDT Saturday was 25,400.0 cfs. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early this morning and continue falling to 3,540.4 cfs late Monday evening. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20,800.0 cfs on 12/13/1966. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 4742 12175 4752 12186 4756 12196 4761 12188 4758 12178 4756 12170
Technical Header
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