The following is a ice storm warming release form the National Weather Service for the Puget Sound region. The freezing rain is expected to last into this afternoon at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE<\/p>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA<\/p>
1039 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012<\/p>
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A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF<\/p>
WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES<\/p>
WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING WITH FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED AT THE<\/p>
SURFACE. AREAS FARTHER NORTH INCLUDING EVERETT...ADMIRALTY INLET<\/p>
AND EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA WILL SEE SNOW AT TIMES.<\/p>
PRECIPITATION WILL EASE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL<\/p>
GRADUALLY MODERATE TONIGHT...RISING ABOVE FREEZING. ANOTHER STRONG<\/p>
SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY.<\/p>
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WAZ504-505-508-509-511-512-192200-<\/p>
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SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-<\/p>
SEATTLE\/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-<\/p>
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-<\/p>
1039 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012<\/p>
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...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS<\/p>
AFTERNOON...<\/p>
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* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEATTLE...OLYMPIA...TACOMA...<\/p>
BREMERTON AND BELLEVUE.<\/p>
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* TIMING....FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS<\/p>
AFTERNOON.<\/p>
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* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 0.25 TO 0.75<\/p>
INCHES.<\/p>
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* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. POWER OUTAGES<\/p>
ARE LIKELY.<\/p>
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PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...<\/p>
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AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE<\/p>
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS<\/p>
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY<\/p>
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU<\/p>
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR<\/p>
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY<\/p>
LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO<\/p>
THE DANGER.<\/p>
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\nHydrologic Outlook<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK<\/p>WAC027-033-041-045-053-067-192015-<\/p>
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK<\/p>
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA<\/p>
357 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012<\/p>
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...CORRECTED TO ADD SPECIFIC MENTION OF RIVERS...<\/p>
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...FLOOD POTENTIAL THIS WEEKEND FOR SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...<\/p>
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A WET AND ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS IN PLACE FOR WESTERN<\/p>
WASHINGTON FOR THE NEXT WEEK. AS WE WIND UP THIS SNOW STORM...WE WILL<\/p>
BE EVALUATING THE AMOUNT OF WATER EQUIVALENT THAT IS LYING ON THE<\/p>
GROUND WAITING TO MELT AND RUNOFF IN TO AREA RIVERS.<\/p>
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MEANWHILE...A PACIFIC STORM IS HEADING FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON FOR<\/p>
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL BRING RAIN OF ONE HALF TO TWO AND ONE<\/p>
HALF INCHES BELOW 4000-5000 FEET ELEVATION. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL<\/p>
BE IN THE MID FORTIES AND TOGETHER WITH THE WIND AND RAIN...WILL<\/p>
MELT THE LOWLAND SNOW. THIS AMOUNT OF RUNOFF COULD DRIVE RIVERS IN<\/p>
LOW ELEVATION BASINS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THIS INCLUDES THE CHEHALIS<\/p>
AND SKOKOMISH RIVERS. ANY FLOODING THAT DOES OCCUR IS EXPECTED TO BE<\/p>
MINOR. IN ADDITION...THIS COULD PRODUCE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM<\/p>
PONDING OR FLOODING FROM SNOW AND ICE CLOGGED DRAINS AND CULVERTS<\/p>
JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON.<\/p>
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THIS WILL BE A TRICKY SITUATION TO FORECAST AND UNCERTAINTY THAT<\/p>
THERE WILL OR WILL NOT BE FLOODING IS QUITE HIGH. RAINFALL<\/p>
INTENSITIES AND THE AMOUNT AND RATE OF LOWLAND SNOW MELT WILL<\/p>
DETERMINE HOW HIGH THE RIVERS RISE. THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY<\/p>
IN HOW MUCH SNOW WATER THERE IS AND HOW FAST THAT SNOW WILL MELT.<\/p>
RIVER MODELS DO NOT ALWAYS HANDLE THESE SITUATIONS VERY WELL SO<\/p>
SPECIFIC RIVER FORECASTS MAY NOT FULLY INDICATE THE EXISTING FLOOD<\/p>
RISK.<\/p>
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BEYOND THIS WEEKEND...WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET STORMS THAT WILL<\/p>
CONTINUE TO BUILD RISES ON AREA RIVERS INTO NEXT WEEK FOR<\/p>
ADDITIONAL PERIODS WHEN THERE MAY BE THE RISK OF FLOODING.<\/p>
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STAY TUNE TO THE LATEST WEATHER AND RIVER FORECASTS AND BULLETINS.<\/p>
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